My T-Bird is a '95 with 159,000 miles on it. Yesterday I started the car in the garage and let it run, since it has been sitting for about a week. After about 10 minutes of it running (mostly idling with a few revs to about 3500RPM) I got out and looked at the tailpipes. It was steaming a very little bit. I smelled it, and it smelled on the sweet side. I then shut the car off and went inside with the dreaded though in my head of blown HG's.
After a crappy night of sleep and a long day of work, I went home and started my beloved SC. Like always, it fired up without problem. I immediately watched the tailpipes, to notice steam. Not much, but there was a little bit. The car hadn't hit operating temp yet, but I went and revved and held it at about 2500RPM. There was significantly more steam (still not a whole lot). After letting the car hit operating temperature, I got out and looked at the tailpipes. There really seemed to be less steam that before, but it was still there.
I know the HG's are not too terribly blown, but I am thinking more like a hair line/microscopic crack. What do u guys think? Do you agree with my hypothesis?
Does this seem like a good gasket set? http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...=Search_02290_1140578_2502&pt=02290&ppt=C0026
Thanks for your time!
After a crappy night of sleep and a long day of work, I went home and started my beloved SC. Like always, it fired up without problem. I immediately watched the tailpipes, to notice steam. Not much, but there was a little bit. The car hadn't hit operating temp yet, but I went and revved and held it at about 2500RPM. There was significantly more steam (still not a whole lot). After letting the car hit operating temperature, I got out and looked at the tailpipes. There really seemed to be less steam that before, but it was still there.
I know the HG's are not too terribly blown, but I am thinking more like a hair line/microscopic crack. What do u guys think? Do you agree with my hypothesis?
Does this seem like a good gasket set? http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...=Search_02290_1140578_2502&pt=02290&ppt=C0026
Thanks for your time!