subieman Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Argh! I dunno what it is about ea82's and blowing head gaskets, but its ticking me off. I have a 86 DL that blew a HG after it sat in my driveway for 3 months with out being started. Ok I said, I'll just replace the motor with a parts 85 wagon I have in the back yard. The body was wrecked but the motor only has 116k miles on it and it ran great when I parked it 4 months ago. I just finished swapping out the entire motor out of the 85 into the 86. Guess what? This motor blew its head gasket too. Just sitting in my driveway. I'm confused! Same problem with two engines at the same time. Maybe the 86's body is possessed or something. I dunno if this is a question or a comment. I'm just frustrated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 maybe its a bad intake gasket.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subieman Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 The first motor mixed coolant in the oil. But the 2nd one is blowing white smoke but I did not notice any mixing. Is there a way to test the intake? Or do I just need to remove the intake and inspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Well if its is leaking vacuum at the intake an easy way to test would be to spray some carb cleaner or brake cleaner around that area and see if the cars idle jumps up. If so you found your problem. If its only leaking coolant though the only way to know for sure is to pull the intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 It also could have a bunch of moisture (coolant/water/oil mix from prior engine) in the exhaust system causing it to white smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subieman Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 It also could have a bunch of moisture (coolant/water/oil mix from prior engine) in the exhaust system causing it to white smoke. Wow, I never thought of that.... I'll let it run longer and see what happends. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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