1981 2.3 turbo help- LOTS OF SMOKE!

derrickwork

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Aug 17, 2004
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ok, so after a few years of sitting, I changed the fluids and fired her up. I am getting huge plumes of whitish greay smoke under boost. I am not an expert here by any stretch but my guess would be a blown or leaky head gasket? The previous owner replaced the turbo hoping to fix this problem but to no avail. It seems to run very strong despite this. The cop who pulled me over was not pleased as the smoke was HUGE and took a while to dissapate. WOuld rings be another problem? I heard that they are not the strongest point of these motors. Thanks for any suggestions on where to go next.

It's a 1981 Mustang Mclaren 4cyl carb turbo
 
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