head gasket questions
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 0
From: Goldsboro NC
Oh and something else I noticed....there is a whistling kind of sound coming from the brake booster area, I forgot to mention that...could that be causing my problem??? I can't believe I forgot to mention that..
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
What do you think man...? Does vac leaks cause issues?? Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 0
From: Goldsboro NC
Ugh well of course it causes issues but I meant would it really cause my car to run and have ALL of those issues I noted in the first post? WOuld it really foul my plugs like in the above pic? Would it really cause white smoke?? That is what I meant.
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 0
From: Goldsboro NC
So the symptoms I'm experiencing are:
Light white smoke coming from exhaust.
The engine is down on a lot of power.
Whistling sound from brake booster area.
White residue of some sort on spark plugs.
Runs extremely rough.
I'm thinking either:
A. Blown head gasket
B. Monster vacuum leak
C. Bad motor mounts (doubtful)
D. Something else.
I am absolutely lost on what could be wrong, whethher its one thing, or if its a combination of a bunch of things. What do you guys suggest I do? Should I just replace the head gaskets and see what happens? There looks like a small ammount of cross contamination in the coolant, but the oil is still black (it needs to be changed though).
Light white smoke coming from exhaust.
The engine is down on a lot of power.
Whistling sound from brake booster area.
White residue of some sort on spark plugs.
Runs extremely rough.
I'm thinking either:
A. Blown head gasket
B. Monster vacuum leak
C. Bad motor mounts (doubtful)
D. Something else.
I am absolutely lost on what could be wrong, whethher its one thing, or if its a combination of a bunch of things. What do you guys suggest I do? Should I just replace the head gaskets and see what happens? There looks like a small ammount of cross contamination in the coolant, but the oil is still black (it needs to be changed though).
Fix the vacuum leak and go from there. I doubt you blew a headgasket without running it really really hot.
Also my plugs have looked like that after using injector cleaner in my ranger. Have you used some sort of cleaner recently?
Also my plugs have looked like that after using injector cleaner in my ranger. Have you used some sort of cleaner recently?
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 0
From: Goldsboro NC
No cleaner recently. I'll check for the vacuum leak I looked over it a little today and the brake booster line looks okay I'll check more tomorrow...maybe my brake booster is bad. I am starting to doubt that I blew a head gasket now...
Thread Starter
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 305
Likes: 0
From: Goldsboro NC
Also going to try converting to heated o2 sensors soon...maybe that is another problem I'm having, it ran good for awhile but its gotten a bit colder out now so maybe that has something to do with it...idk. just throwing it out there
