if you have ctalytic converters you need the air pump. its purpose is to pump air into the exhaust .
what your cats do is burn off the unburned fuel that is left in the ehaust gas.the air pump feeds air for the combustion to take place. without the air pump the cats have a hard time burning off the unburned fuel so they heat up and there life is drastically reduced.also emissions are not reduced to a satisfactory level.

 

Well, got crapped on again with this. Got the new air pump. Everything is fine. Go to start up, it is a little rough but thought it was just timing its self. Well, water started leaking out of the exhaust pipe and the engine was making noise like it was gurgling water. Turned off engine and checked the radiator and it was not full any more. What in the hell is going on!!

Thanks for all your help.

Ben

 

You mentioned white smoke when you fired it up. Sounds like water. I fear a leaky head gasket. Check your oil for water.

 

Is it normal for new head gaskets to leak?? Sorry so many questions.

 

did you check to make sure the head was completely torqued down to spec's before you started the engine?

 

Ya, I torqued them to specs. Should I have torqued them again?

 

shouldn't be necessary if they were done correctly the first time.

Did youu find any water in the oil? was the oil level higher than when you first filled the engine?

It is possible for head gaskets to leak if they walked during installation if not torqued correctly in stages.

 

Again, you need to check for coolant in the oil. It could be that you lost coolant because air was bleeding out of the system, or because a head gasket is blown.

It's possible that there's some coolant pooled in the exhaust work from the teardown (it happens) that's just steaming off, that the gaskets are burning in (exhaust gaskets smoke when they do that), or that you have a leak.

Check the oil, check the compression, check to see if the exhaust smells sweet like coolant. My wife and I are real pros at that now since the cracked head deal.

 

I will check that when I get home form work. Thanks for all the help everyone. I will keep you posted, or be asking more questions : )

 

YES, there is water in the oil!!! DOH!!!! Well, back to the drawing board!!

 

Sounds like a cracked Head gasket. Sucks man. Good luck if you re do it, let us know

 

I don't know if this applies to Ford bolts or not, but I once did a re-build on a Chevy and had head gasket crap out on me. Turns out that you can't reuse those particular head bolts. You have to use new ones each time. (something to do with the bolts stretching with expansion / contraction)

 

Sounds interesting bsmith, anyone else heard of this??? I better find out before I put new head gaskets on and blow thoes too!!

Thanks

Ben

 

Hey Ben, I just called a local (Canada) company "Heads Unlimited" that I've used before. They say that you definately ARE supposed to use new bolts each time you do the heads on your year of engine. Sorry to say, but at least it is better than some of the alternatives.

 

Hey Guys,
I am new to this site, but have been working on cars and trucks for years. I know of only a hand full of problems that cause extreme white smoke and water consumption: 1. Blown head gasket, 2. cracked block or head, or 3. don't forget the ever so popular intake manifold gasket. Some of today's antifreeze products can rot you gaskets causing this problem. Try removing the spark plugs and cranking the engine. The spark plug hole shooting out plums of water is the one that's a problem. If it is on the rear of the engine, near the water ports, it may be your intake manifold gasket, which are far less of a pain to replace than a head gasket.
John24255