Blown headgasket or cracked sleeve?
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Blown headgasket or cracked sleeve?
Well, I am taking the last step in diagnosing my Sedan.
At idle when initial start up occurs, there is no smoke. No rough idle or any sputtering.
Couple minutes later a little whisp of smoke is seen from the exhaust.
Some time later, water is dripping from tail pipe tip.
Soon after that, white smoke bellows from the exhaust. Temp gauge is about halfway if not a little above it. Throttle response when smoking is perfect, no bogging or slowing like antifreeze is being burned, but the smell of coolant is there in the exhaust.
Antifreeze isnt boiling into the over flow tank, but yet my once-full radiator is nearly empty. I popped the valve cover off to check for milky-ness of the oil, and it isnt noticable.
Most likely a headgasket problem or a cracked sleeve?
At idle when initial start up occurs, there is no smoke. No rough idle or any sputtering.
Couple minutes later a little whisp of smoke is seen from the exhaust.
Some time later, water is dripping from tail pipe tip.
Soon after that, white smoke bellows from the exhaust. Temp gauge is about halfway if not a little above it. Throttle response when smoking is perfect, no bogging or slowing like antifreeze is being burned, but the smell of coolant is there in the exhaust.
Antifreeze isnt boiling into the over flow tank, but yet my once-full radiator is nearly empty. I popped the valve cover off to check for milky-ness of the oil, and it isnt noticable.
Most likely a headgasket problem or a cracked sleeve?
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Re: Blown headgasket or cracked sleeve? (Blanket Jackson)
Moisture coming from the exhaust is normal. I would drain some of the coolant from your radiator and take a look at it, if it looks like chocolate milk, then its your head gasket. Pull your plugs and see how they look.
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Re: Blown headgasket or cracked sleeve? (sporkcrx)
Yea I mean buy another headgasket remove the head and hope thats it. If not time to either find another engine or sleeve that bad boy...
You boostin? High hp N/A?
What would make you think to even consider a cracked sleeve?
You boostin? High hp N/A?
What would make you think to even consider a cracked sleeve?
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Re: Blown headgasket or cracked sleeve? (strictlyimport)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by strictlyimport »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Moisture coming from the exhaust is normal. I would drain some of the coolant from your radiator and take a look at it, if it looks like chocolate milk, then its your head gasket. Pull your plugs and see how they look. </TD></TR></TABLE>
only if it mixes w/ oil, if its between the water jacket and cyl then it might not be milky.
The fact that you are using coolant means its messed. buy a gasket, pull the head or do a compression check or leak down test w/ the rad cap off looking for bubbles.
only if it mixes w/ oil, if its between the water jacket and cyl then it might not be milky.
The fact that you are using coolant means its messed. buy a gasket, pull the head or do a compression check or leak down test w/ the rad cap off looking for bubbles.
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