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MY CAR WILL NOT QUIT SMOKING! HELP

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Old Aug 12, 2002 | 11:32 PM
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Dude, my car will not quit smoking, it's continous white smoke, what is the prob? And Im 16 and dont have much money, so I need not the right way to fix it, but the fast way to fix it, for now anyways, please help me. FAST

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Old Aug 13, 2002 | 01:41 AM
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Off of the top of my head i would have to say it is a bad head gasket.. somebody correct me if i am wrong.
Old Aug 13, 2002 | 12:15 PM
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You don't have a choice on ways to fix it, you have a blown head hasket by the sound of it. Thats best case scenario. Worst case scenario is you cracked your cylinder head.

Take off your intake manifold, pull the heads, and check to see whats wrong in there. Its gonna cost a lot of money either way.
Old Aug 13, 2002 | 02:08 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Rage:
Dude, my car will not quit smoking, it's continous white smoke, what is the prob? And Im 16 and dont have much money, so I need not the right way to fix it, but the fast way to fix it, for now anyways, please help me. FAST

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It does sound like a head gasket. You need to keep a check on the coolant level if you have to drive it. When you get a chance, pull the plugs and check for water in the cylinders.

If you need a quick fix, you can TRY the stuff they sell in parts stores made for sealing cracks in heads, blocks, sealing heater cores etc. Don't know if it will work or not.

Good luck, Mike.



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