i need your help asap!!!!!

[n_bogie]

well its been one of those weeks!!!well here is the problem car started smokeing 2 days ago nice blue smoke. heavy on start up dies down a little but is still there pretty bad. when it warms up seems to get little better

i did a timing chain on it and i kinda folded the head gasket a little but i fixed it somewhat and the car has been about 1k miles since then, but the car also got really hot this summer and i mean like gauge pinned. i did a compression test today and here are the numbers#1 130#2 138#3 148#4 144

now would you consider it a head gasket or rings? im really hopeing for just a head due to beign on tight budget. i hope i did the compression testing right. let car worm up remove wires and plugs. started at 1 and left it turn over 5 times for each cyl.any imput much needed so i can start tearing it apart tomarrow and get parts.

[TheOne]

you did go WOT while doin the test right?

eitherway pour a some oil in there and check again ,if it reads higher compression its your rings that are worn/broken, if it still reads low, then its most likely a headgasket/warped head.

[n_bogie]

ya what i guess ill try next about how much oil per cyl?

[JNM240]

About a tablespoon of oil.

I had a big problem blowing head gaskets after i rebuilt my motor with high compression. Turns out the OE head bolts werent holding properly, so i replaced them with some ARP studs. Havent blown a gasket since (2 years this august). Plus it sounds like the gasket just failed, esp if you folded it.

[n_bogie]

Well i said screw it last night and started pluuing the head. pulled the valve cover today and right over number 1 on the cover it was milky white on cover... i got the head pulled out and the head gasket itself didnt look to bad no tears or splits that ive seen. was little anti freeze in number 1 but not very much. but the thing that kinda took me off guard was there was about a teasopoon or maybe 2 of oil in each cyl. besides number 1.

[JNM240]

Possibly the head gasket didnt seat right because of it being folded at one point and allowed oil to seep thru into the cylinders. Hopefully thats all.

[n_bogie]

kinda stange it would start to blow threw now considerign i only messed up peice around the timing cover. the head gasket looks line to me no cracks or tears in any the rings of the gasket. so im unsure

[bruinbear714]

Did you torque it down correctly? 3-step torque down, loosen all the way, and three step torque again.

[n_bogie]

ive never had the head off befor. when i did timing chain i just banged down pan. so th ehead has never been lossened or off to my knowledge.