Ok i went muddin a couple of weeks ago and got some water in the engine. no biggie, then afterwards it started to mis fire. so i was rompin on it and then it made a little noise not sure on the noise because i didnt hear it.well now it started to have a little knock and blow alot of white smoke out of the driver side exhaust. so i went and replaced the head gaskets and rod bearings because 1 was spun. started the truck back up and still doing the same thing with the smoke and missing but no more knock. what would cause the smoke if i have brand new head gaskets on? im lost

 

White smoke is oil. How are the valves? Maybe you ate a stem seal and it's pissing oil into the combustion chamber? Pull the plugs, are any coated in oil?

 

frank,white smoke is water not oil,blue is oil and black is gas.u might of cracked a head.did the truck over heat real bad at anytime during when all this happend.are they steal heads or aluminum?

 

You can tell the difference between white smoke and blue smoke? I can't, they both look white to me.

 

You have bent a rod slightly if you got water in the engine if you are still getting the knocking noise. Also does the white smoke have a blueish gray tinge to it? If so it would be oil.

 

The smoke sounds like a cracked head. Please clearify on the color of the smoke though. Is it pure white or is it bluish white?

 

Also does it have that sweet nasty burnt oil smell?

 

damn........


helpful mods, never seen those before.

good work guys


oh and i'm going with the bent rod guy. if it was spun after you sucked up water.

 

Thanks Thats what were here for. Ill help when I can.

 

yea i think it is kinda gray. but there are no bent rods because i changed all the rod bearings and there is no knock but still the smoke and when the engine is warmed up it has 0-5 psi oil. also the engine is still missing as well. i think this is all due to some shot rings on one of the cylinders i think number 7 because in the dark that header glows red. well thnx for the help guys