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Old 02-25-2021, 04:37 AM
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Exclamation Blown head gasket? Help!

Hello All,
I have a Street Beast new to me, many may be familiar with the car formally Earl's. Love the car. Its a 5.0 , 91 block, EFI, alum heads, 303 cam, twin turbo with 6lb boost.

Went to PBIR track last night to try it there. a few practice sessions I felt more confident and hit about 110 on the straight. temp was 200, oil temp not bad. Suddenly Huge clouds of white smoke out drivers sidepipe, but oil pressure was still good. Limped into pit and found it was steam from coolant. Came home did compression check, Compression was ok, all around 150 +-. All plugs bleached white. No water in oil. Heard some bubbles in radiator cap while checking cylinder 6. Took the EFI upper intake manifold off and it had about a pint of coolant in it. Turbos were wet inside. Most all cylinders had coolant. Really at a loss as how the fluid could get in upper manifold. Anyone have some answers for me? any tips/help will be appreciated.
jeff
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