William West wrote:
>
> Greetings!
>
> >If it will still start, run it for just a minute or two, (not enough to let
> >it start to get warm) and pop the radiator cap (carefully, of course). If
> >there's pressure already there under the cap with a cold engine, you may
> >have a blown head gasket...or.....Find someone who will let you borrow a
> >radiator pressure tester. Its simple
> >to use and will tell you immediately if you have a blown head gasket (or a
> >leaky hose).
>
> My Humber starting blowing white smoke out of the tail pipe as yesterday. I
> had been letting it idle to while adjusting a few things. I went to back it
> up and it began pouring white smoke out of the tail pipe. It continued for a
> couple of minutes then stopped. I revved the engine a bit and it started up
> again. At that point I shut down.
>
> Is this definitely a head gasket problem? Or, as the servo on the car is
> absolutely shot, I was wondering if brake fluid being sucked into the manifold
> could create such a condition. Someone mentioned that some failing servo
> units will cause fluid to get sucked into engine, and, since I was trying to
> brake at approximately the same time as the smoke started (brakes right to the
> floor :-( , I was wondering if there could be any connection????
>
> If it is the head gasket:
> I've never dug this deep into an engine. I have a gasket that has a 1967
> receipt attached to it that I found in the trunk of the car. It appears to be
> in good condition, but has little spots of rust on it. Is this gasket still
> useable? What should I look for that might render this gasket waste-basket
> material?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help!
>
> Will
Will,
My car has the same problem. You are correct, it could be brake fluid
getting sucked into the engine. If your car is not overheating or losing
water and appears to be running correctly, you probably DO NOT have a
head gasket problem.
Here's a simple test, disconnect the engine vaccum source to the servo
and plug the line at the engine side (to avoid a vaccum leak). Then
start the car and see if it still smokes. You might have to burn off
some of the existing oil so might have to run it for a few minutes. If
the smoke stops, problem found. If not, uhhhhhh?
Sergio
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