GreenGTP91
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Rebuilt My Engine And Im Having Problems With The Car, The Boost Gauge Aint Reading **** So I Dont Know Wats Going On, And Its Smoking White Out The Mufflers,
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Rebuilt engine wont read boost
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Hippo Machine
Because Wet Leaves
Re: HELP!!!!!
Well sounds like coolant is leaking somewhere (explains the white smoke) and you might have a vac leak
Well sounds like coolant is leaking somewhere (explains the white smoke) and you might have a vac leak
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my guess is your LIM is leaking... Prolly from the corners.. Did you use that RTV stuff in the corners???
my guess is your LIM is leaking... Prolly from the corners.. Did you use that RTV stuff in the corners???
GreenGTP91
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im thinking it might be old oil that is in the exhaust but not sure
im thinking it might be old oil that is in the exhaust but not sure
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White smoke = Coolant....
White smoke = Coolant....
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What exactly did you "rebuild" on this motor? And yes, the white smoke is likely a failed LIM gasket. Need to get that fixed before you spin a bearing or it will be time for a used longblock.
The boost gauge not reading is a vac leak more than likely. Check all your vac lines and be sure none are leaking. And check the "T" fitting under the S/C snout as they like to crack.
What exactly did you "rebuild" on this motor? And yes, the white smoke is likely a failed LIM gasket. Need to get that fixed before you spin a bearing or it will be time for a used longblock.
The boost gauge not reading is a vac leak more than likely. Check all your vac lines and be sure none are leaking. And check the "T" fitting under the S/C snout as they like to crack.
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Ok for give my ignorance here but would a leaking LIM also cause a 0 boost reading... Since the boost is measured by the Manifold pressure.....I could be WAY off here.
Ok for give my ignorance here but would a leaking LIM also cause a 0 boost reading... Since the boost is measured by the Manifold pressure.....I could be WAY off here.
GreenGTP91
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i blew 2 pistons so i put 6 new pistons changed all gaskets all bearings and oil pump
i blew 2 pistons so i put 6 new pistons changed all gaskets all bearings and oil pump
BillBoost37
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Don't be afraid to give us more details... cause right now I'm looking at you with a google camera about a billion miles away. You are a very small speck.
Incorrect just based on being Hippo.
Incorrect, RTV in the corners only seals the crankcase vacuum and keeps oil from seeping out the edge of the LIM from lifter valley splash.
When you did the motor, did you bother to look? Run the car and see if it disappears. I've seen this take over 45 minutes to clear up.
Not to a newb it may not. Oil smoke isn't all that blue.
Good question about the rebuild.. I'm not buying the LIM gasket though. It's not common to get enough coolant seeping past the gasket into the intake runner to smoke. Right on for the T under the snout/line to the sensor.
Not usually, a leaking lim would cause a coolant/oil seepage. A vacuum leak is possible..but it's sooo uncommon. You'd have a serious issue running the motor.
Best of luck, did you plastigauge etc?
Ding ding ding... winnah!
Probably not, I'm answering so he doesn't need to.
Let's assume so.
Dam Bill!!!! You took a little to much pleasure in that me thinks....
I thought it was funny.
Its like hey my headlight is out, then you have everybody asking or stating its because you changed your oil.
Totally irellevant, just look at the root cause the bulb.