Doc279

Morning guy's

Left yesterday on my vacation - Drove from Knoxville. TN to Charleston, SC
Just as I got to Charleston - sudden white smoke and down on power
I got off the interstate and drove to an Advance Auto parts store.
Purchased new spark plugs - dist cap and rotor - needed it anyway.
Also trying the cheap stuff first !

What are the typical symptoms of the Head GaSKET ? Never got hot - good oil pressure - loosing a little anti-freeze - but do not know from where -
Can see it on the rear window glass - small amount.

I am in Charleston and with family - off for the next 10 days - can be fixed here HELP !!!!!!!!!!

gwhayduke

If it's on the inside of the glass...then your heater core is going bad. You might lift the carpet and see if the pad underneath is soaked and kind of oily. By the way, ethylene glycol is poisonous and the vapors can be absorbed through the lungs, so get it fixed quick.

If it's on the outside, I don't know how it's getting deposited there. Maybe a radiator leak or possibly the headgasket.

radrex

The white smoke was the water entering the cylinder from the water jacket..

Welcome to 3.Slow Head gasket hell. Get out the tools - and get crackin. With 210K miles - I'd say stick a fork in it.

Time for a complete rebuild.

Doc279

JUst finished checking - not the head gasket - still full of anti-freeze
0 compression on the #1 cylinder - aired the cylinder up with a compressor
air blows out the valve cover - plug the valve cover and air blows out the dipstick - Hole in the piston !!!! Damn !

My99

Bummer! Sorry to hear the unfortunate news man.