Acceleration/white smoke

Tiny
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1992 Chevy Caprice. 5.7 Liter, 8 Cyl. 149000 Mi. The car is hesitating when I'm trying to accelerate, (from a complete halt & while driving). Instead of quickly accelerating, it's kind of gradually climbing to my desired speed. And it's usually accompanied by a big puff of white smoke every so often. Any ideas on what to check for first?
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006 AT 7:57 AM

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Tiny
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White smoke is never a good sign. You have coolant in your combustion chambers. It runs bad because the plugs won't fire in water.

Remove the plugs one at a time and turn the engine over. The one with water will spray it out. Stay out of water shot.

Disable the ignition while cranking it over. Good luck
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2006 AT 11:38 AM

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