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Old 08-12-2008, 12:31 PM   #1
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86 trans am running issue and smoke

Hi i have an 86 trans am i just got and when i got it it had no carb distributor or valve covers and it sat for 2 years i threw a distributer in it and a pos carb i had laying around. i got car to fire and run!!! it blew wierd chunks out of the valve train . i changed oil and put valve covers on. now i had smoke (white) coming out of exhaust when i step on it, and out of breathers and carb?!? i pluged up carb and one breather and blew into other breather and smoke came out of intake . i replaced intake gaskets now vry little white smoke out of exhaust and still alot outa breathers and runs poorly .now i looked at oil it over filed(only put in 4 and half quarts). i thinking mayb risidual anti freeze in engine frome intake gasket cause there was some in the top of engine under intake.any ideas?!?!?!?
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Old 08-12-2008, 02:48 PM   #2
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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

Check for a bad head gasket first, buy a hd gasket checking kit, and or pressure test the cooling system and refrain from the 4 letter words also.
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Old 08-12-2008, 04:32 PM   #3
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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

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Check for a bad head gasket first, buy a hd gasket checking kit, and or pressure test the cooling system and refrain from the 4 letter words also.
ok ill remember for future referance but right now water pump not hooked up and olny str8 water in it, that y i think mayb there still anti freeze in oil, so when it heats up white smoke coming out of breather from hot watter burning like i said there was a good amount when i took off intake and looked down that why i think it still that it risidual... do u think that could b it
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Old 08-12-2008, 07:01 PM   #4
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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

If you changed the oil I can't see that much residual causing this, change it again and see.
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Old 08-12-2008, 08:21 PM   #5
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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

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If you changed the oil I can't see that much residual causing this, change it again and see.
no i didnt change it after i pulled of intake i clearly saw little bit of antifreeze but would jus a little cause that much smoke? i changed it once and got rid of chunks but i think sludge still in it because it only took about 4 and half quarts of oil i think that y its sluggish to but i only a dirtbike mechanic so cars is a little new to me. thanks for your time
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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

ALWAYS change the oil after pulling the intake on a Chevy. There's no way to NOT get junk in the oil. Change the filter, too... Sounds like a blown head gasket to me.

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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

ok i was hoping it wasnt head gaskets but ill try to change oil then run it n see if more water goes in thanks
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Old 08-23-2008, 07:30 PM   #8
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Re: 86 trans am running issue and smoke

wel i found the issue.... two cylinders are blown up one has holes in it and other one like is missing a little peice but can see ring i cant find y it did this tho
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