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Bent70
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I've been fighting my damn car since I bought it last October. Leaking coolant out of the water pump, then oil and coolant from the intake and now I have oil coming out of the top of the valve cover pass side, dipstick and maybe the base of the distributor(hard to tell). Oil comes out when under load and/or over 3000k rpm. Also, pretty much every time I start the car for the first time I get white smoke out the pipes even though its in a warm garage and a good amount of water pours out as I back down my sloped driveway. I know it could be just condensation, but its quite allot and I swear I am loosing coolant. Am I on the right track of bad rings and/or head gaskets? I haven't done a compression/leakdown test yet but will.
Motor was supposedly rebuild roughly a year ago, which I don't doubt. Maybe, I have bad luck or pushed the motor beyond its limits.
Here are motor specs: - Rebuilt 302 with forged pistons, stock bottom end; fully rebalanced and cleaned; deburred, new oil pump, etc.... - Rebuilt and ported Ford Motorsport Y302 Alum heads with upgraded TFS springs, New Valves, and all new parts; - Custom Lunati Blower cam - UPR Plated valve covers; clearanced for roller rockers - Edelbrock RPM 1 intake - BBK 70mm Throttle Body and EGR - UPR polished Rad cover - Scorpion 1.72 Rockers plus new lifters and hardened push rods - ARP Head Bolts - High Flow Water Pump stock compression pistons with a s-trim supercharger
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