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Still smokes after head gasket fix

Old 07-26-2017, 11:01 PM
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Default Still smokes after head gasket fix

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purchased the car 8 months ago with 180k
- Whenever I'd really into high rpms, it'd leave a trail of white smoke
- Whenever I let it idle too long(5min+), it will blow out quite a bit of smoke when I leave

three weeks ago, I went all out. Pinning it against the limiter in all gears. I got home, the car was practically pissing coolant on the ground. I lift the hood, it's steam coming from the coolant tank top and it sounded like the motor was chugging the coolant.

I bought a gasket kit right after and had it put on. Now, I got the car back earlier today.

- Car runs noticeably stronger
(Got new plugs, oil change, gasket kit)
- still leaves a trail of white smoke at high rpm
- if you rev it at idle, it blows white smoke
- car still leaks coolant. It flows out like a faucet whenever I stop from running the car hard. I'm guessing it's the tank itself but that's easily replaceable.

Why does the car still leave trails of white smoke?
mods list - Flowmasters, short throw shifter, intake, bama performance tube.
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Old 07-27-2017, 04:59 AM
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You better take it back where ever they did your head gaskets at.
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Old 07-27-2017, 06:37 AM
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Like Dawson said you need to take it back. Might have head issues.
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Old 07-27-2017, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DRAGUL
Like Dawson said you need to take it back. Might have head issues.
but the heads had supposedly been taken to a machinist. I'll give them a visit tomorrow
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Old 07-27-2017, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SoloDecarlo
but the heads had supposedly been taken to a machinist. I'll give them a visit tomorrow
If the heads were indeed taken to a machine shop, did they magnaflux them to check for cracks or just resurface them?

You should have a leak down test performed. You may have a cracked block.
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