Well suck!!!

[Shmoov69]

Well suck!! I have been fighting transmission woes for about the last year. I got it running again (but still not shifting right). I took it out today to see if the new modulator valve would fix the shifting part, it didn't. Well I ripped it thru the gears and at the top of 3rd I let out and saw a TON of white smoke in the mirror and the engine died. Coaste down a county road and popped the hood and water everywhere. Hoses still hooked up but overflow blown off. Started it back up to see and it ran really rough and smoking really bad. Hitched a ride home and got the truck and trailer, went back to pull it on and it hydrauliced so I had to push and use the straps to get it on. Came home and pulled the plugs and water came out of holes on both sides. Not good! Don't know if its just head gaskets or something deeper till I get it apart, which I'm not sure if I'm ready to jack with right now. It may get taken to my dads house and stuffed in his shop on the trailer for now.
Suck!!:faint:

[Cole]

Sounds like it leaned out and lifted the heads from the boost pressure. Keep us posted.

[intocarss]

SORRY TO HEAR THIS You'll get her fixed

[GregWeld]

Sorry to hear about that Jimmy!



I had the "white smoke" death in a '67 Corvette I had... motor was original 427/400hp tri-power... and on the way to the NCRS Nationals in Sun Valley - a few of us engaged in some spirited hiway cruising... I was at 6000 rpm for quite awhile in 4th gear.... car ran AWESOME (water injected?) -- it was the next morning when I went to fire it off that the side exhaust billowed white smoke - very embarrassing....

I drove it all the way home from SV to Seattle. Figured I couldn't hurt it any worse than it already was. BTW -- a motor like that is FAR more valuable to the total of the car - than just a motor.... That was some very expensive fun!

[Lenie]

Suck:mad: Sometimes it seems to never end. Hopefully it's not a painful fix.
Good luck.

[waynieZ]

Sorry to hear this, hoping for the best for you.

[Sieg]

Bummer! Hope it's not as expensive as my fire repair...........and you get it done in less than the 4 months mine has taken. :thumbsup:

[NOPANTS68]

Man that sucks. I went through this a few years back with the nova. Got the white smoke and POP just idling out of the neighborhood. A cracked valve stem let the valve's head go sideways and rip the webbing out of the block. 15k done. It's hot rods man. They kiss when happy and bite when angry. Use is as an excuse to upgrade!

[WSSix]

Sorry for the bad luck, Jimmy. Hopefully, it's just the head gaskets. Good luck.

[Shmoov69]

Thanks guys. I was getting ready for an upgrade this winter, but it wasn't jacking with the engine. I just bought a Truturn setup from Ridetech. Heck, FedEx was pulling in the driveway at the exact moment I was backing the trailer into the driveway!! :rolleyes:

[Shmoov69]

Well, as you all know I got it going last year sometime and have been mildly beating on it.... (or something like that, Ha!) Well.......... I decided to drive the Camaro to take my boys to baseball practice this evening. Cruising down the road it started making a huge racket..... Worse than a Detroit diesel! Killed it and Pulled over to check the oil, and all, nothing wrong there. Pulled In a driveway and parked it and called Chic to come get me. She did and i came back got the trailer and went to load it up. Thankfully it was only about a mile from home, heck it wasn't even up to temperature. Anyway, pulled the valve covers off in hopes... All tight there. DOOH!! Yanked plugs, none mashed, so at least there isn't any holes in the slugs. Drained oil, nice and gold tint...... Must be a bearing. Well could be much worse, hopefully it didn't munch the crank in process.

Honestly, that engine don't owe me anything, it's been together since '04 or '05 I think!! LoL! Heck, I even "slid" new bearings in it about 3 or 4 years ago! LoL! I've had the heads off a few times after spitting the gaskets and threw another cam in it, but the slugs and crank have never been out, so I'd say its due.

You know I've babied it most of the time I have drove it.......!! LMAO!!

[rickpaw]

Sorry to hear about your engine woes.

LS swap time?:peepwall:

[Shmoov69]

Well, I got the engine in the car last weekend, but ran out of time to get the stuff hooked up and running. Yesterday after the boys BBall games I came back home, built a fire in the wood stove and proceeded to work on the Camaro. At about 11:30 I got it running! WooHoo!! No crazy noises, no crazy smoking, no crazy leaks! Runs and sounds great! Now I just need to finish putting everything back on the engine and fill the trans with fluid and it should be ready to roll!!

Anyone got a board I can borrow to put under the gas pedal?!? LoL!:idea:

[Sieg]

Congrats!!! :thumbsup:

[WSSix]

Nice job, Jimmy!

[Richio1]

good for you!