I was driving my car yesterday and the smoking got worse. I have a 351w that i built with stock heads and a performer rpm intake, topped off with a 750 cfm edelbrock carb. All of this was like new ordered from PAW. I don't think that I gave it enough break in time; the white smoke is coming from the tail pipes and I think that there is a leak on the headers because it smokes from under the hood and the coolant is constantly low. The temp stays normal (180-190) under the amount of time that i have driven it. My question is what do I need to replace? Am I just looking at replacing the head gaskets and intake gaskets (when i remove it to take off the heads) or am i going to need to do a rebuild on it with rings and maybe bearings? The engine is only 2.5 years old with under 500 miles on it since the rebuild (i can't afford gas, haha) so i can't figure out why i would have blown a head gasket unless it wasn't broken in yet. thanks in advance for your replies
smoking (i think its a blown head gasket)
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There are water ports on either end of the intake. A bad seal could cause them to leak externally, or internally to one of the adjacent ports. If you swapped intakes, you would see this.
It is very rare for a head gasket to leak so bad that it drips externally. I suspect something is up with the intake gasket at the back of the motor.
It is very rare for a head gasket to leak so bad that it drips externally. I suspect something is up with the intake gasket at the back of the motor.
ok, I took the intake off today and i can't see any problems with the match up of the gasket. I forgot to mention that while my buddy was riding behind me in his ragtop on saturday night, he got a headache. My dad seems to think that i am running way too rich and that is part of it but i still cant explain the white smoke comming out. My friend told me that everytime the car downshifted I got a poof of smoke out the back (im assuming that is because it increase in rpm's). The headache and some other symptoms can be attributed to rich mixture, but the constantly low water level and steam or smoke (not sure which) coming from under the hood cant. Does anyone have any other thoughts on my problem? I still think its a blown head gasket but i cant take out the spark plugs, there just isnt enough room without almost pulling the engine.
