Blew Bottom End Or Head Gaskets??

[IMPORTSMOKER]

Well I finnaly got my vortech back on...took her out and damn. This thing was a frekin beast!!! this is now the fastest car that I have been in...I was pushing a solid 12 pounds @ 6000 rpm....drove it hard for about 20 minuts...when all of a sudden...I lose power and the engine stalls..(on the freeway) but I was a mile away so I coasted for a while and started it back up...it was running rough..but got me home....so now I see white smoke from the exhuast (blown head gasket for sure) and after letting it sit for a day...i started it up and heard a clunk noise every so often...then it went away....what do you think im looking at here? the coolant level is low....the oil from the dipstick looks fine.....the exhuast is blowing white smoke and oil mixed and leaving a "puddle" on the ground where the exhuast dumps...also...after I got home....I noticed that the oil pressure was lower than normal and pressure would rise with rpm rising...need advise on detecting a blown bottom end vs blown head gasket...I dont currently have access to a leak down tester either......thanks

 

[jrichker]

Do a standard compression test, that will tell if you have any blown head gaskets. If you have an air compressor, you can build your own leak down tester.

See http://jrichker.stangnet.com/Mustan...ession_tester/Blow_down_comprssion_tester.htm for the complete description.

 

[BlownInjected]

You could have bent a rod after you let it sit for a day and them started it back up...because if you did blow a head gasket, the coolant could have filled the cylinder just enough after you shut it off and when you went to start it the next day the engine turned over and with the excess water in the cylinder= a bent rod. It happened to me.

 

[Michael Yount]

Pressure's probably funky because of coolant in the oil pan mixed with oil. Don't start it anymore - you'll do more damage. Get it out of there and tear it down - that'll show you where the problems are.