Smoke off the top of the engine..
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Smoke off the top of the engine..
I bought a car monday not far from wher i live and as i pulled into my drive with it i noticed smoke comming in the car and when i got the hood up smoke was comming off the rear left side of the engine (looking from the front of the car).
My guess is a blown gasket. Is there any easy way to tell if its a valve or a head gasket as one is far easier to replace than the other.
The car turned out to be an 84 camaro Z28 with the HO option. Is this thing worth anything cause of that?
My guess is a blown gasket. Is there any easy way to tell if its a valve or a head gasket as one is far easier to replace than the other.
The car turned out to be an 84 camaro Z28 with the HO option. Is this thing worth anything cause of that?
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Car: 92RS 25th Anniv./88 IROC Z28 Vert
Engine: 305 TBI w/Tpi Air / 305 TPI
Transmission: 700r4/700r4
Axle/Gears: Posi
EVERYONE SEEMS TO WANT A HO SO YOU MAY HAVE SOMETHING DEPENDING ON A LOT OF FACTORS SUCH AS CONDITION, RUST, MILEAGE, COLOR, OIL LEAKS, ETC.
YOU HAVE TO START THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS COLD AND REALLY GET UNDER THE HOOD AND LOOK FOR THAT SMOKE.
WHAT COLOR IS THE SMOKE?
BLUE, WHITE OR BLACK?
IS IT CONSTANT OR ONLY WHEN CAR IS MOVING OR ON STARTUP?
WE NEED MORE INFO?
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YOU HAVE TO START THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS COLD AND REALLY GET UNDER THE HOOD AND LOOK FOR THAT SMOKE.
WHAT COLOR IS THE SMOKE?
BLUE, WHITE OR BLACK?
IS IT CONSTANT OR ONLY WHEN CAR IS MOVING OR ON STARTUP?
WE NEED MORE INFO?
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86 Camaro Black SS Coupe, T Tops, Flowmaster, Custom Paint, Dunlop Road Kings S/R tires, Wheel Country Directional Chrome Wheels, New Leather seats, new carpet and headliner, complete front end suspension rebuild, new Valve seals, and more mods to come
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/niterider/86camaro.html
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Stop yelling!
My guess would be a leaking valve cover gasket.
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My guess would be a leaking valve cover gasket.
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87 IROC-Z SuperPro ET Bracket Race Car
461 naturally aspirated Big Block
Best ET on a time slip: 11.242 altitude corrected to 10.89
Best MPH on a time slip: 121.52 altitude corrected to 125.89
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP: 497.9
Best 60 foot: 1.546
Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
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From: Stafford,Va
YOU HAVE TO START THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS COLD AND REALLY GET UNDER THE HOOD AND LOOK FOR THAT SMOKE.
-Ill do that.
WHAT COLOR IS THE SMOKE?
BLUE, WHITE OR BLACK?
-White
IS IT CONSTANT OR ONLY WHEN CAR IS MOVING OR ON STARTUP?
-No its after the cars warmed up and hot.
-Ill do that.
WHAT COLOR IS THE SMOKE?
BLUE, WHITE OR BLACK?
-White
IS IT CONSTANT OR ONLY WHEN CAR IS MOVING OR ON STARTUP?
-No its after the cars warmed up and hot.
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I'll second what Stephen said. About a 90% chance it's the valve cover gasket, and the oil runs down the side of the head and gets on teh manifold. Extremely common.
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