cobra_cs
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Ok so here's the deal. I have a 96 civic si (Canadian). blew the motor so swapped in a motor I was told was good. installed it ran it, got the air out of the lines. ran great. let it run for an hour idling. did an oil change, and took it for a ride. drove around for about half an hour ( in winter), still ok. went to go home, started sputtering and billowing white cloud of smoke out the back. if i feathered the gas and got the revs up would run ok but a cloud of smoke. figured head gasket blew. check engine light was also on after about half hour or idling. reset and went back on. don't know how to check codes
just finished replacing head gasket, intake gasket, and timing belt this weekend. fired it up warmed it up running fine. got the air out of the lines, both rad hoses hot, perfect. took it around the block. did a lap and started sputtering and blowing smoke. pulled onto the yard added a cup of coolant running fine. took another lap. half way around sputtering and smoking like crazy, took it back to the yard. got back another cup low and now the bottom rad hose has cooled down.
Please tell me its not the head gasket again or a blown head. Anyone have help for me??? I'm going a little nuts now
just finished replacing head gasket, intake gasket, and timing belt this weekend. fired it up warmed it up running fine. got the air out of the lines, both rad hoses hot, perfect. took it around the block. did a lap and started sputtering and blowing smoke. pulled onto the yard added a cup of coolant running fine. took another lap. half way around sputtering and smoking like crazy, took it back to the yard. got back another cup low and now the bottom rad hose has cooled down.
Please tell me its not the head gasket again or a blown head. Anyone have help for me??? I'm going a little nuts now