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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>pepsi_blue_88</b> <br /><small>Member # 2712</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,10,6,12,9,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> my car now runs hot and there is smoke coming from under the hood and the smoke from the tail pipe is worse so i've been told to ride untill the motor goes does that sound right? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Shok</b> <br /><small>Member # 3174</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,10,6,15,6,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by pepsi_blue_88:<br /><strong> my car now runs hot and there is smoke coming from under the hood and the smoke from the tail pipe is worse so i've been told to ride untill the motor goes does that sound right? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">yeh it sounds like a very possible headgasket, but don't drive it until the motor goes, it may be salvageable.<br />check the oil and see if it looks a little milky. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>HungryHippo</b> <br /><small>Member # 537</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,10,6,15,38,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> why dont you change the gasket and the motor will last longer. do a compression test first cause you might have wore a cylinder/ring. it could also be an intake gasket<br /><br />and like shok said, check the oil for water and water for oil<br /> <br /> <small>[ November 06, 2004, 03:38 PM: Message edited by: HungryHippo ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Shok</b> <br /><small>Member # 3174</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,10,7,16,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by HungryHippo:<br /><strong> why dont you change the gasket and the motor will last longer. do a compression test first cause you might have wore a cylinder/ring. it could also be an intake gasket<br /><br />and like shok said, check the oil for water and water for oil </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">a blown HG or cracked head (possibility) can throw off a compression test, so it won't necessarily be any help telling you if your rings/cylinder are worn. However the compression test can help you figure out which head has the problem, atleast it has for me in the past YMMV <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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