head gasket !

well when i revv up white smoke comes out and im pretty sure its due to a faulty head gasket .. anyways i was wondering whether a leak in a gasket can cause a loss of compression which equals loss of power ? that wayi can have a rematch with the CL

well when i revv up white smoke comes out and im pretty sure its due to a faulty head gasket .. anyways i was wondering whether a leak in a gasket can cause a loss of compression which equals loss of power ? that wayi can have a rematch with the CL

yeah a bad head gasket will cause a lot of loss in power...and the white smoke. but there are a couple more things that can cause white smoke to come out of your exhaust...warped head being the biggie.

and replacing the head gasket is not an easy job so if you plan to do it yourself, look to curse a bunch and if you are having it done, look to spend quite a pretty penny.

if you have a blown headgasket, usually your heat guage will go up meaning your car is overheating...

well the gauge stays normal, but if you drive for an hour going over 40 then when you step out of the ar you feel the heat ... when i checked the coolant level about 4 months ago i found there wasnt any so i put some in, i guess that would be a sign that its leaking, the white smoke only comes out at higher rpms so i would think this elimantes the possibility that it could be a head because wouldnt the smoke always be coming out no matter the rpm level ?

well the gauge stays normal, but if you drive for an hour going over 40 then when you step out of the ar you feel the heat ... when i checked the coolant level about 4 months ago i found there wasnt any so i put some in, i guess that would be a sign that its leaking, the white smoke only comes out at higher rpms so i would think this elimantes the possibility that it could be a head because wouldnt the smoke always be coming out no matter the rpm level ?

well its coming out due to more pressure in the engine...casuing the water to squeak out...which means you have a minor leak.

you havent checked the coolant in 4 months??? you should check all your fluids atleast once a week. i usually check all mine everytime i put gas in it...

anyways, keep it filled with fluid and get it taken care of ASAP before you end up with a bigger problem...

... Well no.

Think, when you increase motion inside a combustion chamber, meaning MORE exhaust gas is MOVING around.

So if you have more gas, it will push more out, and not hold proper compression.

If you have a faulty head gasket, sometimes it doesnt wear all of the way, and it only comes out past idle.

But if it is your head gasket... Good luck paying for that. Hate to say it, but it's the honest to God truth. It will be WAY up there.

Good luck dude... Thats the bad part about owning a Zed32.

-Wes

But if it is your head gasket... Good luck paying for that. Hate to say it, but it's the honest to God truth. It will be WAY up there.
-Wes

yeah, dont be fulled by the cheap price of the head gaskets...labor is gonna kick your a**. how many miles are on your motor???
just for reference sake, you can get a nice JDM low mileage N/A motor for like $800. and if you shop around you can find someone swapping an N/A for a TT and pick up there N/A motor for like $500-$600 bucks which might be cheaper than replacing your headgasket.

well my uncle will do it for cheap, he worked on my car before .. he wouldnt charge me more than 100$ for anything except an engine swap, but i think i want to do it on my own even though i have never worked on motors in my entire life .. its never to late to learn, reminds me i need to get a service manual

by the way how much hp do you think im losing thanks to the leak ? like 10 horses but all the loss is at the top end

i dont know but your losing power.... dang your uncle will charge you $100 tell him since your family too hook it up better then that lol good luck with the Z ....

yep i had a 94 tbird and it had a blown head gasket and you could smell the antifreeze burning after it had been running for a while. check your plugs and see what the look like cause mine had the antifreeze and oil mixing in the clys. good luck with everything.

yep i had a 94 tbird and it had a blown head gasket and you could smell the antifreeze burning after it had been running for a while. check your plugs and see what the look like cause mine had the antifreeze and oil mixing in the clys. good luck with everything.

it was a 6cyl wasnt it...that damn ford 6cyl was notorious for going through headgaskets. i had a mercury cougar that blew at about 80k miles.

Does anybody know that nomatter what the extent, you shouldn't drive with a blown head gasket? Simple math kids.

Does anybody know that nomatter what the extent, you shouldn't drive with a blown head gasket? Simple math kids.

yeah, thats pretty obvious. hell, i couldnt drive my cougar if i wanted to. it would over heat in a matter of minutes. i just drove it from school to my house which was about 5 blocks. replaced the gaskets and it was as good as new...

anyways, rendertrust, go get your headgasket fixed by your gramps...

no it was a 4.6 motor not 3.8 but my buddy had a 3.8 and he replaced the gasket for about 500

no it was a 4.6 motor not 3.8 but my buddy had a 3.8 and he replaced the gasket for about 500

damn ford!!! :lol:

my z32 is sitting out front of my house in the street just chillin, cause i think the head gaket has blown, i havent driven it at all since then
but start it up every couple of days it fires every time .
but i noticed alot of white smoke throught the hks cannons of exaust pipes.
it was running fine with over heating exept wehn my over flow tank went n i drove it overheated bad for about a couple of miles till i eased her home, ( last time i drove it) could i have warped the heads when this happened?
also there was knocking through the exuast when i tried to open it up, stopping the car to pull alltogether(the start to all my problems) which i think blew the gasket

now when i fire it up just to start it it idles at 2 or higher before slowly coming down sounding kinda rough.

how much did u pay for head gaket in labor?

i have a head , head gasket , warping, blowing question . Does anyone know if a head can warp and cause the head gasket to pop second?
The reason i ask is i have an 84 50th that i hope that i blew the head gasket and not warped the head. the work is almost done (ie i am waiting for fuel injector pigtails to come in to make sure all connmections in all the top half of the motor) all seals , minus valve guide seals, have been replaced, i was driving under full boost for a good 2 minute hard driving run and afterwards i pulled into the gas station. me and a few of my buddies shot the sheet for a minute (hes got a camaro and the other had a 94? ceLICA both a joke) but any way my car idled the whole 3 minutes we sat therte sounded as it always did then we left and hit the highway i was in last until about 200 ft down the highway and i noticed an odd chug under full boost. so i let of and got off the next exit , approx 1\4 mile from the on ramp went to the nearest gas staion approx 2 miles limping it there inhopes no damage would occur.. sat for about 10 minutes and heard some sirens i figured instead of waiting to see what the wanted we all took off i limped it home ,approx 8 miles and it ran almost normal until i depressed the pedal and it chugghed (breif 3 sec depression if that) anyway


only question can a head warp without a blown gasket]

reason being if it did and it wasnt before i drove it after the blown gasket ill feel stupid for no calling the tow and sopending the 50 you know

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i have a head , head gasket , warping, blowing question . Does anyone know if a head can warp and cause the head gasket to pop second?


Absolutely. That can be the cause of a head gasket failure. Either way,... you're replacing a head gasket. Head gasket goes out you're probably re-doing the decks. It's not really an either/or question. It's both. If you're lucky, it's just the gasket and the head isn't warped. That causes more trouble in the resurfacing process, but either way,... there's a lot of work to do.

hmm is this saying that i will just have to add this liquid to my engine and follow instructions and not have to change gaskets ? that would be great woohoo !!! of course you have to drain coolant but thats ok since all my coolant has already drained and evaporated woo hoo! i doubt it will work i mean how can a liquid create such a bond to handle the pressure due to the compression within the chamber of the cylinders

hmm is this saying that i will just have to add this liquid to my oil and not have to change gaskets ? that would be great woohoo !!!

Snake oil never works guys. Do it right. The shit for your radiator doesn't work either, nor the tranny stuff, or the power steering stuff,....

well its up to you have fun