[lwhitetrash88l]

So....changing the head gasket on my car was a total fucking disaster for somereason.....everything went back on right....everything went where it was suppose to....i drained the oil and changed the filter and long with the antifreeze...and i go to start it up when its all done and for one....it sound slike its off time and two its still blowing white smoke out the back.... im so pissed cuz i dont know what else it could be....and i took my time and spent like a whole week on this.....def didnt rush things....took my time and for some reason the shit is still fucking up on me....i have the worst fucking luck with shit ever.....especially considering the car ive only had for two months and im financing it....would it smoke if the engine is off time? please help me out guys?

[Cricket]

If you accidentally knocked one of the hoses from the radiator then it will do that for a little while. The little tiny one to the radiator cap. I accidentally knocked that one off, and put it back on. It had white smoke out of the exhaust for a little while, but it did die down. If your timing is way off it will either have detonation or it will be pinging. Are you throwing any CEL codes? How long did if you have the car running for to notice the white smoke, and did you turn it off right away or let it run for a little while?

[lwhitetrash88l]

yeah when i took the engine apart i took the lil hose off from the radiator cap off and what not. but its blowing a pretty decent amout of smoke out the ass end. as far as the timing goes...it sounds like its missing or something...also i did purchase rebuilt heads....maybe it takes a while to work the oil into them and the lifters/pushrods and shit? im not sure what CEL codes are....is that like the Check Engine Light? if so i cant check it even if i am due to the fact that i dont have a code reader. and the smoke was almost immediate out the tail pipe and i let it run for like a minute then shut it off......could it be possible theres still antifreeze in theoil pan? because i didnt drop the pan cuz im a dumbass i guess

[Juggalo_X]

stick your hand infront of the exhaust can u feel the moisture or can u smell the antifreeze if so then your new head gaskets are probably leaking as well which is a total bummer... did u get the heads machined and checked for cracks?

[Cricket]

Yea the CEL is check engine light. If that is on get your car to Advanced auto parts or somewhere that reads them for free, or use another car, and buy an obdII reader. Trust me when I did that I had my exhaust unhooked from my y-pipe, and I had a ton of smoke out the back. Check your spark plugs, and check your wires for any problems for it sounding like it is mis firing but that would cause your cel to come on. I had my car running for more than a minute to see if the smoke would go away, and i revved it thinking it would get it out faster. To be honest that just sounds like the problem I had.

[lwhitetrash88l]

so what should i do? what was the out come of your problem? and how did you fix it? also....if its off time....is it safe to drive? and the heads i have on there now are rebuilt ones i purchased

[Cricket]

I just let the car run for a little while, and it sorted itself out. If it is off time you can drive the car, but I would get it checked out asap to find out. Detonation can kill your engine after a while. Where the heads rebuilt to stock specs? Or what? Also is the company really reputable? If you are worried about them I would get them checked out.

[lwhitetrash88l]

well see when the head gasket blew in the first place all the anti freeze drained into the exhaust.....and i looked under the car while it was running and it looks like theres a lil drippage from the muffler, could that be from when it blew and its just what hasnt evaporated/ burned off yet?and its blowing that out right now? and the smoke kind of smells like oil?.....but i opened my radiator cap to check my antifreeze while the engine is running and the antifreeze isnt going anywhere....its def full....so its not leaking...and its blowing white smoke which is usually antifreeze/coolant right? what should it do man?

[Cricket]

could possibly be just unburnt/unevaporated antifreeze. If your check engine light isn't comming on just let the car run for a little while, and see if it clears that up

[Juggalo_X]

yah if u dont clean it up good when u change the head ur going ot be burning debris and loss carbon deposits one the first start up

[lwhitetrash88l]

for how long do you think? and do you think i should take it for a drive down the road and back or what? and so far there are no CELs coming up

[Cricket]

I took my car for a drive around the subdivision. To be honest I really don't think you have any thing to worry about.

[lwhitetrash88l]

and the oil pressure is good....if that counts for anything lol

[GreenFaleen]

did you place the head gasket on the right way? With a head gasket there is only one tiny hole that doesn't line up both was so that could be your problem.

[Juggalo_X]

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen did you place the head gasket on the right way? With a head gasket there is only one tiny hole that doesn't line up both was so that could be your problem.

+1 forgot about that that is why u are hte man GF lol and oil pressure is always good lol

[GreenFaleen]

lol no I just know they did that on horsepower tv and were all confused when it was still acting like it was blown then the camera guy walked up whispered in his ear and they fixed it lol

[lwhitetrash88l]

so i took it out for a drive.....and i brought it back got out and looked at the tailpipe and its clearing up at idle....but when you give it gas it blows more....and also when it sits at idle...it just blows out lil puffs here and there but they are like periodic.

[Onemanzu]

... well i wanna congragulate you an replacing head gaskets... thats not an easy job...

the timing is a sucky deal... might have some ideas for you tho

but... is your check engine light lit?

[lwhitetrash88l]

nah man actually.....everything seems to be fine now.....looks like it was only coolant in the muffler/exhaust from when the gasket blew cuz now its not smoking :knock on wood: and the whole timing thing i thought was off was actually the pulleys i believe. but i think im gonna get it checked out anyway....and thanks on the congrats. it was a rough....6-7 days lol ....but when all said and done its all in one piece again...i just hope its actually working right now. cuz with my luck.....as soon as i believe that i fixed it....it will def fuck up again. also one question...being that i just replaced the heads and all gaskets and what not....should i be keeping the engine at a lower running RPMs for a while or no? just a thought. thanks for everyones help and support and im sure ill be back lol

[lwhitetrash88l]

Originally Posted by Onemanzu ... well i wanna congragulate you an replacing head gaskets... thats not an easy job... the timing is a sucky deal... might have some ideas for you tho but... is your check engine light lit?

nah man no CEL yet....yet being the key word