I just had a new radiator installed because the old one w...
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1969LSCamaro
276 days ago
Hello, my name is \*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\* white smoke coming from your exhaust is coolant getting into your combustion chamber - that is caused by a blown head gasket or a crack in the head or the block - usually from being overheated - it may not have been doing it before, because with a blown radiator, the system can't build enough pressure, but now that is repaired, it can
Customer
276 days ago
Well before the radiator was put in, a new head gasket was put inBut I dont know if there was a crack in the block. Is that something easily noticeable when you change a head gasket?
1969LSCamaro
276 days ago
The cylinder walls have to be magnafluxed with a dye to check for cracks - same with the head
Customer
276 days ago
Do you think using Dex Cool in this 1987 car was a bad thing
1969LSCamaro
276 days ago
Dexcool is good - wouldn't have an affect on the cooling system - it is actually better than silicate coolant (old green coolant)
Customer
276 days ago
Oh ok - the reasin I ask is because it says on the bottle that Dex Cool is for model 1995 and newer.
1969LSCamaro
276 days ago
Dexcool was factory after that, but it can be used as a replacement for older models
Customer
276 days ago
Ok thanks can I ask one more question? Do you think it could be that thr PCV valve is faulty?
1969LSCamaro
276 days ago
No - it has to be getting coolant in the combustion chamber - the only other thing I have seen is if the intake gasket is blown between a coolant passage - but all of that should be newA pcv issue is usually blue smoke
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