94 Pontiac Firebird with Possible Blown Head Gasket?
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94 Pontiac Firebird with Possible Blown Head Gasket?
Hey all, new to the forum.
I just bought a 94 Pontiac Firebird for 1 grand, knowing it had engine troubles, but I was hoping to fix it up. It is a 5.7L V8 engine. It starts right up, and idle seems fine. But when I push on the gas, the acceleration is horrible. At one point I was at a red light, I rev up to around 6k rpms, it barely moves, and I see white smoke coming out of the exhaust. It does get going, it is just really slow. I am thinking it has a blown head gasket, but I haven't had a chance to check the oil yet. Are there any other things that could be wrong?
EDIT: other details are 06 inspection sticker, tires seem worn. seller reported initially that it ran and drove great, am i missing something?
I just bought a 94 Pontiac Firebird for 1 grand, knowing it had engine troubles, but I was hoping to fix it up. It is a 5.7L V8 engine. It starts right up, and idle seems fine. But when I push on the gas, the acceleration is horrible. At one point I was at a red light, I rev up to around 6k rpms, it barely moves, and I see white smoke coming out of the exhaust. It does get going, it is just really slow. I am thinking it has a blown head gasket, but I haven't had a chance to check the oil yet. Are there any other things that could be wrong?
EDIT: other details are 06 inspection sticker, tires seem worn. seller reported initially that it ran and drove great, am i missing something?
Last edited by bbchaos; 01-27-2008 at 10:26 PM.