farrellmotorsports

well i have been working on my interior and finally started my car for the first time in 6 days and this is what i see coming out the tailpipes well needless to say im pretty destrought right now and i believe im looking at a head gasket problem but cant be sure or should i be planning on going for a total rebuild and putting the cover on the rest of the car for the winter...just a little history on the car, 1969 fastback with original 351 windsor 4v, know it was previously rebuilt but cannot attest to quality of rebuild or parts used but i had to replace crappy valve cover gaskets after having the car 2 weeks i have now owned it 2 months...
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green_blurr

My mustang does that to it spits out a little bit of gas in the exhaust but it doesnt look like that is it a constant drip? cuz mine is like gas that sometimes leaks out in the tailpipe i think,,,,,,

Rorin67

Can you identify what the liquid is? Water? Coolant? Fuel? Beer spill from late night wrenching? [&:]

Grimm

Could it be condensation build up? My truck spits out a butt load of water if it has been sitting for a while and it's cold!

Soaring

You are going to get a lot of condensation built up in the exhaust system this time of the year. Most likely that is all that it is unless it smokes constantly. A blown head gasket will let water in the exhaust system and come out the tailpipe as a white smoke, not the bladk stuff you see. Your oil rings are probably worn some, and the engine is burning a little oil. That oil gets into the exhaust system, then mixes with the condensation overhight, and you get that oily/watery black crap when you forst start it up. So, take the car out and get it up to operating temp and keep it there for a few miles. Then come back to the house and rev it up on that concrete and see what you get. You may also need to adjust your carb to a little leaner setting.

rmodel65

nah i doubt u have a blown head gasket a couple of ways to check are to remove the coolant cap(while the motor is cool) start the car if it gushes out then its blown

does it look like a milkshake in the oil?
in the coolant?
is it overheating?
if it really bothers u ucan do a collant pressure check autozone has a loan a tool to pressurize the coolant system if it bellds off then there might be a problem this also let u check for bad hoses small hole in the radiator while the motor is cool

farrellmotorsports

it was a real white smoke coming from it when all this was happenin with a smell of more oil than exhaust fumes...and yeah i already checked the coolant sorry i forgot to add that earlier i hate to say it but my baby has blown a gasket...it was a mix of coolant water and oil spitting from her, she has also been real tempermental as far as cooling goes lately and like i said i didnt build the engine so, and the one i did build a 4.9 300 for my 1980 f100 my dad bought new ive never had a problem with it so i just wanted to make sure i was correct in my head gasket assumptions...well thanks, i think im pickin her from the car tommorow and gonna spend the winter doing a rebuild the right way not half assin it like the last guy...

Soaring

Yeah, it sounds like you have identified a blown head gasket.

69FECoupe

Just a suggestion, but if it were mine I'd have it checked by someone with a "sniffer" to see if it has combustion gasses in the coolant. Any good shop should be able to do the test.

Brandontyler65

or you could just replace the head gasket they are not to expansive my 289 gaskets are $18