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95nissan
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Sep 1, 2008, 4:23 PM
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My 95 nissan pickup smokes and goes dead...
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Hi, I am new to repairing cars, so I am in the dark...
I have been fixing my 95 Nissan Pickup for a while now. It started with going dead when Idling/driving very slow or changing from drive to reverse. Then we noticed that white smoke would start to shoot out the exhaust pipe when the truck would get up to running temperature. We did all the regular tune up stuff (oil change, new spark plugs, new spark plug batteries, new ignition rotor and new spark plug wires). I stuck my hand near the exhaust pipe and it was moisture coming out of the pipe. We ran a compression test on it, and in the first spark plug port, the pressure was significantly lower. So we tore down the head until we got to the head gasket this afternoon, expecting to see a broken gasket. When we pulled the gasket off, there wasnt a break in the gasket. I did notice that the intake manifold gasket was in pretty bad shape. But we are at a stand still right now, would it be a cracked head? I have no idea on where to go from here.
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!!!
(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on Sep 1, 2008, 5:58 PM)
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Jeff Norfolk
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Sep 1, 2008, 8:00 PM
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Sometimes you can see a crack in a head but you kinda need to know what you are looking for. Your best bet since you already have the head off is to take it to a machine shop and have them check it for you. They can find cracks that you can't see. Also the can take care of any valve trouble you may have and reseat them for you. Even if there are no cracks the 2 or 3 hundred you will spend to have it checked and a valve job done will be worth not having to tear it back apart. And if the crack is minimal then most good machine shops can repair it for you. Big savings there rather then buying a new one. Good Luck
Jeff
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95nissan
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Sep 2, 2008, 6:16 PM
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Thanks for the info on the head! Also, when I was taking the head apart, I noticed that two of the bolts that stick out from the head to connect the exhaust manifold were missing... so could this be where moisture is getting in?
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Jeff Norfolk
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Sep 2, 2008, 7:57 PM
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Could be getting a bit of moisture in there but probably wouldn't cause the kind of white smoke you said "shoot out of the tail pipe". More than likely coming from the cooling system. Especially since you are having performance trouble with the the truck.
Jeff
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