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Old 05-24-2008   #1 (permalink)
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What would cause a lot of white smoke out the tail pipe under start up and a real hard take off? Now it did not do this before today and all I've done is replace my starter bolts, changed the oil, replaced my clutch cable, and replaced the fuel pump. Can anyone help?

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head gasket?
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Does it continue, or does it taper off the more you drive it? It could be as simple as condensation in the pipes.
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Well it only dose it under start up and ond a good hard launch like about 1500 rpms and up on the dumpor even on a good ease off when reved up a little around the same rpms. Now the only exhaust I have right now ends just past my H pipe. I've ben looking for a good used or real cheap exhaust from the headers back. And yes it dose it the whole time you drive it and it's running really hot for some reason too.
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head gasket?
Head gaskets will make it smoke out the tail pipes? I all was assumed that was caused by bad valves.
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could be bad valves but if it's running hot i'd lean toward a head gasket....check compression
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sounds like bad valve guide seals.
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White smoke all the time = head gasket / cracked head / cracked block.

You need to start by pressure testing the cooling system. and checking the oil / anti-freeze for cross contamination.

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Sounds like head gasket or maybe worse.
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Well the smoke is all white so i would think head gasket. I'll let ya'll know sunday after noon after I tear it all apart agin!!
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White smoke = burnt coolant...... good luck with the repair.
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Ok so now I replaced the harmonic balancer and now it dose not smoke or run hot any more. Now thats odd I thought. In a coupple days I'm gonna change my head gaskets when they come in I had to order them they were not in stock. What do you expect for a twenty two year old car right ...
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