Who's betting on a blown head gasket?

 

You put in the studs?

 

Uh oh........

 

Yeah studs are in. It is about the only logical thing we can come up with so far.

 

Do a coolant pressure test

 

Does the smoke smell like anything? Fuel or coolant?

 

Ugg man, just suxs. I'm up for lending a hand if you will take or even need.

 

I'll dig into it deeper this week. It is building pressure in the system. And burning water. I'll let you know something Aaron.

 

I would pressurize the cooling system and check for cavitation before you pull the heads.

 

So I would need this?


Murray Temperature Control 9300 - Pressure Tester | O'Reilly Auto Parts

 

I've noticed it has been using water for a little over a year, but since I don't drive it much I have just been letting it go. Driving home yesterday on the interstate it got hot. Let it cool off toped it off and then stopped at the store to get more distilled water. And it was then it started to blow white smoke out.

 

have you checked the oil yet?

 

Yes. You can rent it at autozoo. TIP never put water in a hot engine.

 

I pressurized the cooling system and in 6 hours it dropped 3psi

 

What was your starting pressure? If that white is coolant you can distinctly smell it. Burn off after a pass down the road? Loosing volume in the system? Should be worse on cold start, a failing washer on an injector will cause the lower ring to toast and do the same until it breaks and hydro locks. Just some thoughts. Hydrocarbon test the coolant, if it is coolant it's will be distinct!