DrFishbone
SCCoA Member
okay, i replaced the head gaskets and such...the passenger side rear cylinder (#3) was having water poured into it (the metal ring on the gasket blew between the water port and the cylinder) ...there was lots of coolant in the oil (nasty olive green color) and the level was mush higher (from water getting in the oil) i emptied all the oil i could and cleaned everything i could see that had the dirty oil on/in it and also drained all the coolant out of the engine...i've replaced the coolant with water (just to flush everything before adding antifreeze) and filled the oil back up with good clean oil. i checked the oil level before running the engine, and then after running it for about 10 minutes total, i checked it again, there was no significant addition of fluid (water) to the oil, so the level was the same, but the oil was nasty looking once again (maybe not quite as bad) . all new gaskets, rtv sealant, new head bolts (tighened in the proper sequence at the proper torques), and car starts and runs nice and smooth once again. (i haven't tried it after it has sit for awhile yet...to see if water would be leaking into the cylinder(s) while it wasn't running
anyways, what i'm wanting to know from anyone that had a headgasket blow this way. is how everything went after all was said and done....how many times did you drain/refill the oil before it was good and clean, and how much would be okay for the exhaust to smoke?? before i did all this, there was water POURING out of the exhaust with lots of smoke(steam that is ), now it's just a medium-low amount of smoke (some may be from the residual water in the exhaust pipes and such) i'm just trying to decide if the dang head gaskets i put in are leaking, or if it's just burning out the nasty from before...anyways, any input is welcome!!!thanks guyzzz
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anyways, what i'm wanting to know from anyone that had a headgasket blow this way. is how everything went after all was said and done....how many times did you drain/refill the oil before it was good and clean, and how much would be okay for the exhaust to smoke?? before i did all this, there was water POURING out of the exhaust with lots of smoke(steam that is ), now it's just a medium-low amount of smoke (some may be from the residual water in the exhaust pipes and such) i'm just trying to decide if the dang head gaskets i put in are leaking, or if it's just burning out the nasty from before...anyways, any input is welcome!!!thanks guyzzz
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