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Head Gasket? Coolant in Exhaust
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<blockquote data-quote="FSTBK65" data-source="post: 11320200" data-attributes="member: 130528"><p>First of many posts here on SVT...</p><p>2003 Cobra engine. </p><p>Just bought the car. </p><p>Looked into overflow tank and it was fairly full at inspection, but car was running rough. Sometimes didn't want to idle and would shut off. Car got hot on the way home. </p><p>Last night I drained the radiator and got hardly any coolant out. I filled the cooling system with straight water using the 1/4" drive fill plug on the crossover pipe. I didnt fire the car up last night. </p><p></p><p>This morning I checked the level in the system through the same fill plug, and had to add 4 oz of water to get it full. </p><p>Fired the car up and now I have a lot of white smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. When you slightly tap the throttle and release it there is </p><p>water pouring from the exhaust pipes and puddling in the driveway. </p><p>The exhaust does have a crossover, so both sides were puddling.</p><p>As soon as I saw this I shut the car off. </p><p></p><p>Does this sound like a blown head gasket, or worse? </p><p>What do I need to do / check? </p><p>I checked the oil and it appears to be fine.</p><p></p><p>The car car does have a coolant pump in the trunk along with the Intercooler Reservoir, but this system is still full. Level did not drop after running. </p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FSTBK65, post: 11320200, member: 130528"] First of many posts here on SVT... 2003 Cobra engine. Just bought the car. Looked into overflow tank and it was fairly full at inspection, but car was running rough. Sometimes didn't want to idle and would shut off. Car got hot on the way home. Last night I drained the radiator and got hardly any coolant out. I filled the cooling system with straight water using the 1/4" drive fill plug on the crossover pipe. I didnt fire the car up last night. This morning I checked the level in the system through the same fill plug, and had to add 4 oz of water to get it full. Fired the car up and now I have a lot of white smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. When you slightly tap the throttle and release it there is water pouring from the exhaust pipes and puddling in the driveway. The exhaust does have a crossover, so both sides were puddling. As soon as I saw this I shut the car off. Does this sound like a blown head gasket, or worse? What do I need to do / check? I checked the oil and it appears to be fine. The car car does have a coolant pump in the trunk along with the Intercooler Reservoir, but this system is still full. Level did not drop after running. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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