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Old 02-28-2005, 04:45 PM
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Re: head gasket !

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Originally Posted by rendertrust
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...
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