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Posted: Nov. 01 2006,3:44 pm |
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So the '86 S-10 is puffin' out white smoke when you start it up....been building for the last few months.... 
Had a new long-block put in it about 5 years ago. It only gets driven a few hours per week, so I'm thinkin' the HEAD GASKETS have given way.
What you say....??
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Posted: Nov. 01 2006,4:53 pm |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ Nov. 01 2006,4:06 pm) | How Is It After It Warms Up For A Few Mins.??  |
Father-In-Law drives it....he said it smokes a little, all the time now, but more pronounced when starting. Â As I recall, it was more "blue" before...
Hell, I don't know which end of the screwdriver to use... Â 
We're gonna get it checked out on Friday.... 
Edited by shueman on Nov. 04 2006,6:25 am
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Posted: Nov. 01 2006,7:45 pm |
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| Quote (stingray @ Nov. 01 2006,6:36 pm) | If you are doing head gaskets  have the heads gone thru. guides, ect. if you have it apart don't waste a step.
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Thanks.....!!
Yep, it's the V6, Tahoe package....got 100,000 out of the first motor...  Ran it all over the place, towed the 18' bubbledeck, etc.
It just sits most of the time now....not good for a motor... 
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Posted: Nov. 01 2006,8:25 pm |
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| Quote (stingray @ Nov. 01 2006,8:17 pm) | My brother had the same in an astro van 130k on it. he towed his 21' slolom boat with it. till the rearend gave up.
never would have thought the v6 would do such a good job. |
That Tahoe package did the job....!! Make many a run out to Blythe pulling the bubbledeck, fully loaded with gear and provisions, and never had a problem over the Summit. Same thing going up to Shaver (outside Fresno) in that 5000' altitude.
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Posted: Nov. 01 2006,8:48 pm |
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We would camp at McIntyre Fri night, then hit a local motel Sat night....  Â Prolly get 4-6 hrs sleep total....back in our younger days, of course.... 
That town has not changed at all, actually gone backwards....  Almost bought a place up at Aha Quin a few years back... Nice "wilderness river" up north of there...
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Posted: Nov. 01 2006,9:35 pm |
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| Quote (shueman @ Nov. 01 2006,4:53 pm) | | Quote (Carrera Elite @ Nov. 01 2006,4:06 pm) | | How Is It After It Warms Up For A Few Mins.?? |
Father-In-Law drives it....he said it smokes a little, all the time now, but more prodounced when starting. Â As I recall, it was more "blue" before...
Hell, I don't know which end of the screwdriver to use... Â
We're gonna get it checked out on Friday.... |
If blue , well you know it's oil and the thing is tired. White smoke sometimes is tranny fluid. But that should only happen when de -exelerating(slowing down). Watch this "smoke". Does it disapate like steam or actualy hang in the air like smoke, burning oil blue smoke.
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Posted: Nov. 02 2006,4:42 am |
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White smoke is water, blue smoke is oil, at start up is valve seals, smoke when decelarating is valve guides, continuously is rings and/or exhaust valve seals!.. Not being driven hardly and with the high mileage, it's time to refresh it!.. Not driving it much hurts it more than anything else!..
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Posted: Nov. 02 2006,6:00 am |
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Thanks bud....that's 'xactly what I had figured. Put that new motor in in '99, and prolly got just 30k in mileage since...
We'll have 'em check it out on Friday. Looks like a "head job" for Christmas....
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Posted: Nov. 03 2006,5:51 am |
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| Quote (shueman @ Nov. 02 2006,7:00 am) | | Â Looks like a "head job" for Christmas.... Â |
What more could you ask for!.. 
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Posted: Nov. 03 2006,8:10 pm |
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PUt it on the scope and checked the compression. All is well.... Mechanic could not find much of anything wrong and thinks it's just the oil not draining down into the pan all the way.... 
He says "just drive it more".....  Of course, a quote of $1600 to re-do the heads helps the decision quite a bit.....
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Posted: Nov. 04 2006,4:44 am |
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Where'd you take it to, Pep Boys or something that's funny as hell!..
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Posted: Nov. 04 2006,6:23 am |
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| Quote (GoFastRacer @ Nov. 04 2006,4:44 am) | | Where'd you take it to, Pep Boys or something that's funny as hell!.. Â Â |
Dad's uses a local gas station mechanic....  They've actually been pretty good to him over the years....
I had Mr Goodwrench go through the truck end-2-end a few years back....maybe a return visit is in order for another opinion...
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Posted: Nov. 05 2006,5:43 pm |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ Nov. 05 2006,9:21 am) | | F.I.D.O. |
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Posted: Nov. 05 2006,6:59 pm |
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| Quote (shueman @ Nov. 04 2006,7:23 am) | | Quote (GoFastRacer @ Nov. 04 2006,4:44 am) | | Where'd you take it to, Pep Boys or something that's funny as hell!.. Â Â |
Dad's uses a local gas station mechanic.... Â They've actually been pretty good to him over the years....
I had Mr Goodwrench go through the truck end-2-end a few years back....maybe a return visit is in order for another opinion... |
I sure would think so, LOL..
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Posted: Nov. 06 2006,5:49 pm |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ Nov. 06 2006,6:24 am) | | Quote (shueman @ Nov. 05 2006,6:43 pm) | | Quote (Carrera Elite @ Nov. 05 2006,9:21 am) | | F.I.D.O. |
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F@*K
IT
DRIVE
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See...??? Another brain fade....
Time to call the "home"....
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Posted: Nov. 06 2006,6:17 pm |
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| Quote (stingray @ Nov. 06 2006,6:08 pm) | | If thats what they think, drive it a couple hundred miles, not hard just steady. if they they think its "plugged up" pull a valve cover and look at how the rockers look. It will tell you alot. |
Thanks bro....  I think I'll do some daily runs up & down the 210 to give it a work-out.... Maybe switch to 5W-20 as well....
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