Puff of white smoke when you get on the gas

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May 13, 2004 | 02:44 PM

97s10ondubs

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Puff of white smoke when you get on the gas

Its like a puff of white smoke when you hit the throttle, its only noticable when you hit it hard, does this necessarily mean the head gasket is shot?

May 13, 2004 | 03:18 PM

Red96Lt1

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If it's just at WOT, I wouldn't worry about it. Be prepared to rebuild in the near future though.

May 13, 2004 | 04:01 PM

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so this is not a head gasket issue? its the WHOLE motor? what is causing the coolant to get into the combustion chamber then?

May 14, 2004 | 11:22 AM

97s10ondubs

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so what do you guys think? can i fix this with a head gasket or does the problem lie deeper? also how involved is it to change it out, meaning can i do it myself?