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Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

as some of you know i just got done with a sc install.couldnt resist i had to dog it.well now i got white smoke coming out of the exhaust when the engine get hot.dont know if the headgasket is blown.but what ive notice my radiator over flows too much and no heat comes out of the heater.(thermostat)which i bought this today and new radiator cap.i hope its just this but i think it might also be the head gasket.no oil
in the radiator or no water in the oil.

wwhat do you guys think?

[ January 08, 2006, 03:38 PM: Message edited by: maeco ]

Posted by CDT (Member # 5004) on :

does the raditor overflow bottle just keep bubbling?

Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :

Nice setup man [Smile]

Check the radiator and see if the coolant looks muddy. Also check the oil and see if it looks the same.

BTW, what is your combo and how much boost are you running?

Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 92stangLX:
Nice setup man Check the radiator and see if the coolant looks muddy. Also check the oil and see if it looks the same.

BTW, what is your combo and how much boost are you running?

thanks man.no muddy stuff on both ends.

strim on a stock 93 cobra.
30lbs inj.
trex,255 intank
smog/ac elimminator
headers,o/r h pipe,mac exhaust
power pipe
77 mass air
electric fan
not tune yet

quote:
Originally posted by CDT:
does the raditor overflow bottle just keep bubbling?

it bubbles.but i found out why.i thought it was the thermostat,so i replced it (upper hose gets fat,like the thermostat dont want to open).after i did that same thing happened exept all of a sudden it flowed then the heater inside the car
got hot so i thought it was fixed.then no heater again check the upper hose seems like thermostat
stuch close again which i cant believe.came to a conclusion that the water pump is busted.no leaks on the hole of the pump but maybe the impeler inside is bad.will keep you guys posted.

please keep the suggestions coming to help eliminate some causes.

[ January 08, 2006, 08:40 PM: Message edited by: maeco ]

Posted by blind (Member # 3052) on :

did you bleed the cooling system really well when you replaced the thermostat? It sounds like you have air trapped in the system

Posted by 87 (Member # 1549) on :

I had a combo similar to that before I did my heads. Put a nice grin on my face when I hit the boost and skee skurtd [burnout]

I was at the light one time and saw my friend so I mean I had to show off. At the next light my car shut off, temp shot up sky high, and my exhaust looked like a sauna. You can probably guess why I ended up doing the heads [Wink]

How bad did you dog it, mine didn't last two full tanks of gas [Whoo Whooooo!]

Posted by phil a (Member # 3596) on :

sounds blown, you don't always get coolant in the oil or vice versa w/ a blown headgasket. if you want to know for sure, do a compression test.

Posted by 5fordguy (Member # 6372) on :

can you see any seepage where the heads meet the block?, mirror, or jack it up and look..

Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 87:
I had a combo similar to that before I did my heads. Put a nice grin on my face when I hit the boost and skee skurtd

I was at the light one time and saw my friend so I mean I had to show off. At the next light my car shut off, temp shot up sky high, and my exhaust looked like a sauna. You can probably guess why I ended up doing the heads

How bad did you dog it, mine didn't last two

full tanks of gas

i put 15 dollars of gas,and i still got half a tank.

Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 5fordguy:
can you see any seepage where the heads meet the block?, mirror, or jack it up and look..

ill check it out tomorow thanks guys.

Posted by baggins (Member # 3957) on :

you could try pulling the plugs and rotating the engine, when my buddy blew his head gasket we checked it that way and water came from the # 7 and 8 plug hole

Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

quote:
Originally posted by baggins:
you could try pulling the plugs and rotating the engine, when my buddy blew his head gasket we checked it that way and water came from the # 7 and 8 plug hole

i will try this cus its actually smoking alot on 1 side of the exhaust compare to the other.

[ January 08, 2006, 11:42 PM: Message edited by: maeco ]

Posted by 88DroptopGT (Member # 2535) on :

quote:
Originally posted by baggins:
you could try pulling the plugs and rotating the engine, when my buddy blew his head gasket we checked it that way and water came from the # 7 and 8 plug hole

That is a good idea if you don't have access to a compression tester.

Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :

quote:
Originally posted by maeco:

quote:
Originally posted by 92stangLX:
Nice setup man Check the radiator and see if the coolant looks muddy. Also check the oil and see if it looks the same.

BTW, what is your combo and how much boost are you running?
thanks man.no muddy stuff on both ends.

strim on a stock 93 cobra.
30lbs inj.
trex,255 intank
smog/ac elimminator
headers,o/r h pipe,mac exhaust
power pipe
77 mass air
electric fan
not tune yet

quote:
Originally posted by CDT:
does the raditor overflow bottle just keep bubbling?
it bubbles.but i found out why.i thought it was the thermostat,so i replced it (upper hose gets fat,like the thermostat dont want to open).after i did that same thing happened exept all of a sudden it flowed then the heater inside the car
got hot so i thought it was fixed.then no heater again check the upper hose seems like thermostat
stuch close again which i cant believe.came to a conclusion that the water pump is busted.no leaks on the hole of the pump but maybe the impeler inside is bad.will keep you guys posted.

please keep the suggestions coming to help eliminate some causes.

When you finally get your problem sorted you should consider using an FMU and a BTM until you get a tune. This will add a margin of safety.

Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

yeah the reason i didnt add a btm or fmu because iam actually getting tuned soon.just couldnt resist getting on the pedal.

Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :

quote:
Originally posted by maeco:
yeah the reason i didnt add a btm or fmu because iam actually getting tuned soon.just couldnt resist getting on the pedal.

Cool. Let us know what kind of numbers you put down [patriot]

Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :

sure.

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