White Exhaust
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Engine Repair
Forum Discription: Engine problems and solutions
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Printed Date: May-29-2024 at 12:25am
Topic: White Exhaust
Posted By: Guests
Subject: White Exhaust
Date Posted: March-27-2005 at 8:04pm
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Have I blown a head gasket? Getting white exhaust out of both pipes... Any help would be much appreciated.
Rob |
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: March-27-2005 at 10:27pm
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is it steam or smoke? does it didapate after a couple of feet? ------------- kemah texas http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988 skinautique "2001" |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-27-2005 at 10:45pm
It's definitely steam...
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882001 wrote:Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: March-28-2005 at 3:01pm
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Since the head gasket is blown it would surprice me if it wasn't smoking. White smoke equalls water in the combustion chamber, blue smoke is oil and black or gray is rich fuel mixture. So Rob what kind of help do you need?
Re-build the engine or at least replace the head gasket and have the heads done. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-28-2005 at 4:18pm
| Perhaps start with a compression test |
Posted By: skyhawkflyer
Date Posted: March-28-2005 at 4:28pm
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"GottaSki" is right on. Pay close attention to your spark plugs when you remove them. You might see moisture on the plug thats the culprit. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-28-2005 at 6:58pm
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Just thought of another something..
A raw water pump with the gazinta and gazouta mixed up will produce those symtoms too.. With boats getting reasembled for the season, it happens. |
Posted By: mackwrench
Date Posted: March-28-2005 at 7:44pm
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Rob, Pull the spark plugs and if in fact a head gasket is blown, you'll be able to see it on the plugs and which side head needs to come off. If though all plugs look good, and engine cranks over easy when at operating temp, I would run it, I don't really suspect BOTH gaskets would be blown and you not have a major engine miss, as you say you have steam coming out of both pipes.... just my .02 ------------- NO LONGER A MEMBER |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-28-2005 at 10:55pm
| A quick way to check for a blown head gasket is to remove all the spark plugs and spin the engine over and look for water shooting out of the holes. |
Posted By: David F
Date Posted: March-29-2005 at 12:14am
| Maybe it just the atmospheric conditions combined with the water temperature. Do not be too quick to condeem the engine. My boat will steam like crazy when I go out at daylight during the summer on a cool lake feed from the bottom of a 180' dam. |
Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: March-29-2005 at 11:29pm
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all the inboards i have ever been in steam.t ------------- kemah texas http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988 skinautique "2001" |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-30-2005 at 6:45pm
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Thanks to everyone for their input. I will take a close look when I get the boat ready for this summer.
Rob |
Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: March-30-2005 at 7:23pm
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Like 882001 said, when the thermostat opens you'll see steam, especially if the water/air is cool. If there is a blown head gasket you will see beads of water on a spark plug or two and the oil will get milky. It may or may not run rough with a blown head gasket, but when mine blew a head gasket I never saw excessive steam. The intake gasket can leak water at the front or rear causing water to enter the combustion but this too could effect performance. ------------- Tim D |