head gasket

[c-los0529]

how hard is it to change a head gasket on a cb? I think my blew because my car blows white smoke when i turn it on. Help please is it just my head gasket or could it be some thing else?

[C91BLX7]

Thats normal

check your oil , if there is water in it or it looks milky

[Bcozzi71]

that doesnt seem like a head gasket..i just did mine....it was alot if work not really hard just alot of work..................look around the motor do you see any fluid leaking out? are you over heating?

[deevergote]

To change the head gasket, you need to remove the head. You need a manual to properly unbolt it (can't just take it off, or it'll warp). You need to remove the timing belt and exhaust manifold as well.

While you do it, change your timing belt, balancer belt, and water pump.



It's hard to tell in the dark exactly what that is... but it does look thicker than it should be for normal operation.

[Black Ty]

the smoke looks like its black make another vid in the day cuz its hard to say wats goin on

[deevergote]

Yeah. All smoke looks white by flashlight!

[Bcozzi71]

To change the head gasket, you need to remove the head. You need a manual to properly unbolt it (can't just take it off, or it'll warp). You need to remove the timing belt and exhaust manifold as well.

While you do it, change your timing belt, balancer belt, and water pump.



It's hard to tell in the dark exactly what that is... but it does look thicker than it should be for normal operation.

and the intake manifold

[deevergote]

Eh, you don't HAVE to take that off... it helps, but you can do it without

[Bcozzi71]

yea i just unbolted it left it attached to vacuum lines but made it alot easier to take head off

[c-los0529]

A while ago it did overheat on me once or twice, i drove it until i found the problem the fan it was burned so replaced with radiator. It was fine until it srtarted blowing out that white smoke out so i chanded the thermostat but still does it. i know i shouldnt even have drove it with no fan but needed a car so please help me out is it really my head gasket?

[deevergote]

If it overheated, you may have blown the head gasket. You may have warped the head as well.

[c-los0529]

man oh well thanks for the help looks like im gonna have to replace it thanks anyways.

[deevergote]

Get a daytime vid for us... just to make SURE that's coolant smoke. It should have a sweet smell to it as well... and your coolant level should be going down.

[NAiL05]

1. If it goes away warmed up its normal. Its just steam from the moisture in the exhaust and the cat doin its job. Should have more white smoke since it is getting colder in some areas and usually in cold weather that happens.

2. If its coolant as mentioned you will smell a sweet smell.

3. If the oil is milky that is a definite cause of a blown HG or something cracked whether its cyinder or head related (worst case scenario)

4. Whenever your car starts to overhead pull over immediately and turn off the car to prevent further damage to the motor.

5. Do you witness a loss in coolant levels. Sometimes if your gettin bubbles in your cooling system that means air is somehow getting in the system and there SHOULD NOT be air in the system since it is pressurized.

[c-los0529]

I live in AZ so its not that cold rite now but i will try it out tonight, it does go away when warm, i think so maybe not head gasket so yea ill try it out.