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josh
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4/04/2005
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hey guys heres my problem. a few months ago my truck started puffing white smoke out of the exhaust on start up. now its puffs on start up and after it sits and idles for a while it blows smoke constantly. correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure its the valve stem seals.... sooo im lookin for a set of heads that are rebuildable that i can rebuild without any down time on my truck....do any of you guys out there have a set of heads that can be rebuilt or a set of low mileage heads that dont need to be rebuilt that i can buy off of you...if so post back with what you got and what you want for em thanks
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josh
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4/04/2005
01:46:50
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by the way its for a 93 5.2
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krellco
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4/04/2005
13:42:44
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Whoa, Josh-White smoke=STEAM=blown head gasket,
cracked intake,or cracked head(or block)i think.
Valve seals=oil=BLUE(ish)black smoke.Do a COMPRESSION test on ea cyl, & note sparkplug color on ea as well.Ck radiator&cap for brn/milky
goo-also evidence of blown headgasket. I Have a 93Dak w/5.2 150k mi & it blows blu whn 1st crank & whn get dn..uses 1qt oil/2kmi, so Iknow smoke is from OIL. R U usin OIL??, or water frm rad??
Good luk w/yur truk. krellco
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josh
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4/04/2005
15:11:38
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ohh no its not a head gasket its burning oil like a muther...about once a month the oil light comes on when i get on the breaks the turns off when i am stopped for a second or two(the slowing down uncovers the oil pickup so i lose pressure)so i check the oil and it doent even show any on the dipstick so i put about 4 qts in and its level again......but i also leak a lil bit too....thanks for the concern krellco....also what are the signs of a blown belly pan gasket
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vern
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4/04/2005
19:19:58
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look down the tb with a light and the throttle plates open.if you see oil,black sludge,dirty looking then you may have a plenium gasket gone
if you don,t keep a closer eye on your oil level your going to need a motor
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Rob C
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4/04/2005
21:39:15
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Valve stem seals can be replaced and doesn't mean you need to rebuild the heads. It's a lot of work but, not nearly as much as rebuilding heads. However, you don't have the symptoms of bad valve guide seals. When your valve guide seals get worn or harden and don't seal properly, you will see blue smoke under high vacuum conditions like during deceleration. The high vacuum draws oil past your valve guides into the combustion chamber from the intake valve whereas at other times not much oil gets past the valve guides. With your symptoms, I'd be checking everything Krellco abbreviated and the belly pan gasket. I sure hope you don't think adding oil whenever it's 4 quarts low is a normal or even wise thing to do? Good luck with that.
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Old Guy
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4/04/2005
21:47:46
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"so i check the oil and it doent even show any on the dipstick so i put about 4 qts in and its level again"
Your Dakota seems to have a problem with the owner. I would suggest replacing that first and then the engine.
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Brian C
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4/05/2005
16:19:52
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I have a set of heads off of a 2002 ram 360 ... they only have 20K miles on them and are in perfect shape ..... im in Orlando, FL
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bykerdude59
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4/05/2005
17:35:34
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MY GOD...Do you honestly think that your 2002 5.9 heads will fit and work correctly on his 1997 5.2?
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josh
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4/06/2005
18:46:02
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there is a difference between steam and smoke...... steam evaporates as soon as it leaves the tail pipe.....smoke wofts around for a while until its blown away by the wind......my engine doesnt use water at all the only color it has in it is green and rust.....and ill restate...it blows smoke on start up for a second or two then it goes away...... sometimes it blows smoke when i rev it up as ROB C said under high vacuum......and when i sit in bumper to bumper traffic like i did on south padre during spring break it was constantly blowing smoke but then after i get back on to open roads and see higher rpms it goes away...... now the reason i want to rebuild the heads is to fix the valve seals and also because the valvetrain is fairly noisy..... now the reason for pouring about 4 qts of oil in is because that is what it takes to get the level back up to normal but i add a little extra because i know it is going to be burned off or leak out somewhere..... now...the heads arent my only problem.... i want to replace all of the bearings ie. crank rod cam if its got it.... and if it needs new rings ill prolly buy new rings and a hone and hone the bores while im at it.... so as you can see im lookin at a slight overhaul with minimal machine work...now my questions... whats would be the average price of all the parts ive listed and why do people like OLD GUY post when they have nothing to say....oh and by the way the heads off of the 02 should fit my 93 because nothing has really changed on the engine design
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janesy
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4/06/2005
20:49:12
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The heads are identical.
I have a complete 318, with about 10K miles(rough conversion to sae) for sale, slightly warmed.
all depends on where you live i guess.
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josh
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4/06/2005
21:16:15
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slightly warmed you say.....well im in deep south texas....but a question what do you mean rough conversion to sae and how much do you want for it....ohh and some specs if you dont mind thanks
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janesy
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4/06/2005
21:32:20
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Well before we get to far I'm in Ontario Canada. So it makes it not very economical off the bat.
By rough conversion I meant it has around 12 000km's on it, so I guessed it would be in the 10 000 mile area
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josh
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4/06/2005
22:49:41
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ohh i see...well that kinda sux that youre all the way up there... but still what are you askin for it and whats slightly warmed...i know its got a lilttle performance in it but what exactly do you have in it
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