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Head gasket? White smoke...

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#1 · (Edited)
Help please:)... Head gasket? Flush??

Sudden onset of strong smelling white smoke from tailpipe with small amount from under hood! Worried that it is the head gasket. One month ago had a new water pump installed... Antifreeze level has decreased, a little bit of drops noticed on driveway.

I really want to avoid going to the shop - I'm good with directions and repairs - and not afraid to try myself. Was wanting to attempt a coolant flush (temp is above freezing), then try Blue Devil, as I've heard good things... Please advise-- thank you!!

95 County LWB
 
#2 ·
First, find out exactly where it is leaking.

Do you have coolant in the oil? or oil in the coolant?
How the spark plugs look?
Is it worse hot or cold?
are all the hoses and frost plugs intact?
Do the hoses get really hard when hot?
 
#3 ·
what sort of strong smell is it? does is smell sweet, like fuel or oild? if you've got drips of coolant on the drive the first place to start is to find the source o f the leak and reamedy it, then move on to the next identifiable issue.