draco529

Alright, this rebuild is kicking my A**. I am afraid I already know the answer to this but I just want to confirm or look for other potential solutions. After rebuilding the stock blockw with mods listed below, I finally got it started. AFter about 1.5 minutes of running, white smoke started pouring out the exhause and there was an excessive amount of water in the exhause tips. I cracked the drain plug on the oil pan and let a little drain out and there was quite a bit of water in it. I am afraid it is a head gasket but does any one else have any other ideas I can try before I rip it all apart again.

Thanks for all the help.

Tims 88GT

ither HG or the block is no good.

ZachW04Stang

Could just be an intake gasket.

Tims 88GT

true

draco529

What could be wrong with the block? Crack by the cylinder wall?

ikeybmg

id say you have a bad gasket. head or intake. are you sure you didnt overtorque any bolts?

draco529

No, I am very sure we torqued to the correct specs.

ikeybmg

copper gaskets?

draco529

I am not actually sure. They came with the Trick-flow kit from Summit. I believe they are made by Fel-Pro. This is the description at Summit:

"Trick Flow's head-gasket sets are produced by the gasket wizards at Fel-Pro. They contain Teflon-coated cylinder-head gaskets with pre-flattened steel-wire combustion rings and stainless-steel armor, which prevent deformation better than the constructions used in ordinary gaskets. You also get intake and exhaust gaskets, valve-cover gaskets, and any other seals and gaskets necessary for the specific application. "

ikeybmg

ok, well did you check the gaskets good for any kind of small crack, tear, or bad spots.