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Old 04-13-2010, 04:05 AM
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Default Does it over heat and are you loosing coolant??

my427 Lets slow down for a couple of minutes. First off, it will take 3-4 days of driving to stop the smoke from coming out the side pipes.
Lets get back to BASICS, is the motor overheating??? Is the coolant level still falling?? Is the motor running on all cylinders? If your exhaust is like most side pipes there is a glass pack inside the muffler case. The inlet is smaller and the coolant could have filled the bottom of the pipe. If your pipes are easy to remove, remove the pipe and see if and fluid comes out. If not, drive the car for a couple of days going 20-30 miles. Watch the gauges and tell us IF any changes have happened to the motor. Coolant level, temp of the motor running. You could install a pressure tester and check the pressure with the car running on the highway. ( you will need some help with this ) Hig pressure means a leak internally of either head gasket or poris head. The smoke will go away after Some miles.
A side note we used to do to new techs in the shop, after they did some motor work, some one would pour a 1/2 of ATF down the intake. It didn't hurt the car but fog out the shop bad. It took 2-3 days for this to clear out.

I hope you changed the oil and filter of the motor after your repair. Good luck. If the problem continues, call Fla. bug control, They need foggers to kill off the bugs of spring. Sorry, that's an old one.
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