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    So yea...think i should fix this?

    Pulled my shelby out..the first time in a while since i put in away for the winter...too bad the problem that i had when i had put it away didn't magically vanish over winter...lol..i took a short little video....you tell me...that white or blue smoke.....like like white to me..smells like burnt anifreeze too...

    The car runs very strong..boost great...once heated up, smoke begins to taper off..

    Altnator belt has jumped a few times causing temp to almost go to H...but never ran hard..always pulled over and put a new belt on...

    Maybe warped head?...

    Can some expain to me, what a leak down test would do.? What does this test? if i was burning oil, i could see doing this...but, oil is on the full level everytime i check it...

    Heres a short clip:


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    Re: So yea...think i should fix this?

    Looks like you're burning Mt. Dew.
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    Re: So yea...think i should fix this?

    smelling like syrup? and with it worse when the engine is decelerating tells me that its a headgasket.
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    Re: So yea...think i should fix this?

    Leakdown might tell you which 2 (or more) cyls are sharing a burned headgasket.

    Mine was doing the same thing you described - #2 cyl had coolant in it, HG had failed between the 2 cyls.

    I pulled the sparkplugs and put one of those long flexible Streamlite's down in, green liquid on top of the piston told me all I needed.

    I wouldn't do a leakdown, you've likely got a bad head gasket - do yourself a favor and have the head checked & cut if needed.

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    Re: So yea...think i should fix this?

    Yea, thats my next step...i am going to pull the head and drop it off at a machine shop to get all checked out...i am hoping for a warped head...crossing my fingers!!!

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    Re: So yea...think i should fix this?

    I know of a real reasonable place in Lyons/Brookfield if you don't already have a shop you are taking the head to.
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