Black smoke is raw gasoline burning. A rich condition can be the cause by a heavy or mis-adjusted float, a choke stuck shut, a bad oxygen sensor, a bad map sensor, a bad fuel pressure regulator, a plugged up air filter or a bad injector. Typically, if you only get black smoke first thing in the morning, it has to do with the choke or the fuel enrichment portion of your fuel injection system. If you get black smoke all the time, get it fixed NOW.

Every oil has a temperature threshold that once it gets hot enough, will produce a kitchen full of smoke. Less refined oils have lower smoke points; more refined oils have higher smoke points. Which is better? It totally depends on your cooking needs. For example, if you are frying a food on high heat, you want a higher smoke point oil like Loriva Avocado, Grapeseed, or Peanut oil. See similar questions...

Small amounts of alcohol are considered acceptable -- one drink a day or less, on average. Breastfeeding is still the healthiest way to feed your baby, even for women who smoke. However, for your own health and that of your baby, it is best to quit smoking, regardless of how you feed your baby. For more information, see our questions on our Alcohol, Smoking, Diet, and Medications section. See similar questions...

If the proper size fuse is used (check the wiring diagrams in Haynes for the correct size), but keeps blowing, that should tell you something! The circuit, for whatever reason, is drawing more current than it should be! There is some possibility of there being a short to ground, but if the fuel pump (and car) is running, then suspect the fuel pump. See similar questions...

After an accident or theft recovery, if the insurance company decides your car is "totaled," it means the estimate of repairs exceeds the car's value. At this point, the insurance company will likely send you a check for your car's value. It gets to keep your car unless you make arrangements to buy it back "as is". See similar questions...

Parking garages owned or operated by the university are included in the ban, however, there will be no effort to enforce the ban in private vehicles located on university property provided users make a reasonable effort to contain smoke and smoking materials inside the vehicle (e.g., keeping windows closed). Garages are critical as patients, visitors, students and employees walk through these semi-enclosed spaces to get to clinics, classrooms, offices, etc. See similar questions...

No. Our vehicles are strictly non-smoking for the benefit of our chauffeurs and other passengers. [Top...] See similar questions...

The conveyor belts are "v" shaped which helps contain the product. The operator also controls the speed the product drops onto the conveyor belt which also helps keep it contained. See similar questions...

A17. Yes, so long as the smoke from your vehicle does not infiltrate areas where smoking is prohibited. See similar questions...

FireAde 2000 proprietary formulation is so advanced that the agent will capture (encapsulate) dense and toxic black smoke rapidly changing the black appearance to white smoke as the product is applied. FireAde 2000 interrupts the free radical chain reaction thus preventing them from forming soot and smoke. A cool steam is generated after the fire is extinguished. See similar questions...

More than likely it's Karen Anderson, although we have incorporated the artwork of Al Stutrud and David Gulotta. See similar questions...

Smoking can inhibit proper healing of an implant. However, this does not prevent smokers from having implants successfully placed and restored. You should speak with your dentist for more specific information relating to your dental needs and the effects of smoking. See similar questions...

The majority of the Dartford Area is within a 'Smoke Control Area'. This means that emissions from domestic chimneys are controlled and only smokeless fuels can be burned. This is enforced by the Council's Environmental Health Section under the Clean Air Act 1993. Being in a smoke control area doesn't mean you cannot have a bonfire. There are no bylaws in Dartford controlling lighting of bonfires or the times of lighting. See similar questions...

In a worst-case scenario, yes, but there are many other solutions, such as disconnecting the drain or lining a portion of the house lateral without an excavation. See similar questions...

If the smoke is gray or black in color it typically means the vehicle is running rich (to much gas and not enough air). If you only have experienced this when the car is started it is typically an issue with the settings of the fuel injection system. If you get black smoke all the time, there are additional problems with the fuel injections system that need to be checked. For example, oxygen sensors, map sensors, fuel injectors, fuel pressure regulators, air filter, etc. See similar questions...