Doug,
After the "White Smoke" incident, I shut off the car and tried to start it again. I did have a hardtime starting .... it wasn't turing over. After about 5 more tries it started.
I talked to a master mechanic on a local talk radios show and he told me 3 thing that could casue the large amount of smoke.
1 - Head Gasket
2 - Exhaust manifold
3 - Vacuum modulator - He didn't know if it has the 96 has this.
Any experience with replacing Head Gaskets or exhbaust manifold?
Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I think it's best if I just replace the starter, since the smoke issue will have to be resolved.