blown head gasket?????

87stang 5.0 · 10-09-2006

i think i have a blown head gasket, i dont see the coolant level changing, but i dont drive that often, also when i rev it up past 2500rpm its smokes(black) and this stuff comes of of the pipes, its like a watery and has a black color to it, not bunch but it gets all over my garage walls, also at idle it smokes a little bit, the gas isnt the freshest could that be the problem, i included a pic of the "Stuff" that comes out of the pipes

GT-EATER · 10-09-2006

Usually you get white smoke if it is burning antifreeze . Black smoke is usually an indication of the engine running too rich , if you don't crank it up often that probably just condensation , take her out for a longer spin .

shinerstang · 10-09-2006

Some fresher gas and some isopropyl should get it cleaned out, but it definitely sound like it's running rich.

87stang 5.0 · 10-09-2006

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Originally Posted by shinerstang

Some fresher gas and some isopropyl should get it cleaned out, but it definitely sound like it's running rich.

What is isopropyl? and what does it do?