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okay, i started up my car this morning and started heading out my neighborhood when i heard a LOUD ticking noise. i turn the car around and bring it back home and it started smoking white.

popped the hood, filled radiator fluid wit water as a quick fix to see if it would stop smoke. turned the car on, checked the engine and all the water was pooring out that one spot where the green rad fluid is. so i know its leaking.

im thinking headgasket. but does hg cause LOUD ticking noise?
what else might it be? any other gaskets that might leak and cause smoke while ticking?

thanks

 

blown headgasket... i dunno about the ticking tho.

 

check your oil, if its milky looking, then you hav a blown head gasket.

 

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but blown hg dont cause ticking correct?
im still stumped at the ticking.


oh, what causes blown hg? i just got this thing built like 2 months ago.

 

no clue on the ticking.... could be an internal problem. what does it do if you give it gas???

blown headgaskets are usually caused by overheating, pushing your motor too hard, or too much boost...(these cause lot of other problems too)

 

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blown headgaskets are usually caused by overheating, pushing your motor too hard, or too much boost...(these cause lot of other problems too)</TD></TR></TABLE>


when i give it gas, the ticking gets even louder than it already is.

oh, i just noticed this..
is this suppost to be like that? just hanging there? screw was loose.

 

thats how they wired Vtec up for you, IMO not the best way to do it, but still it will work.

 

tighten the screw back up tight.

 

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when i give it gas, the ticking gets even louder than it already is.
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Did you ever figure out the problem?