possible blown head gasket...

[bonestock240sx]

well i was sitting at the gas station with my friend and i just tapped my gas pedal and i saw white smoke come out not really thick but it was there.. so i figure i have myself a blown head gasket.....now onto my question... i have of course the head on my engine AND i have another engine in the garage. i have to pay for college and stuff so i figure just get the head on my spare engine re built and swap them out... or should i just re do my head gasket on my engine in my car and go from there... not sure which would be more effiecent for now....

INFO:1991 S13 KA24DEIntake, Exhuast w/ gutted CAT.compression checked 2 weeks ago170 across the the 4

just need some advice. Thanks in advance

[Razi]

I guess you could have your 2nd head get rebuilt and etc... while you start taking your engine apart.

I just finished changing my head gasket, and it was a pain in the butt haha, good luck.

[bonestock240sx]

haha yeah i figured its going to be a pain in the a**. but if i get the other rebuilt then that means i have to swap cams shim and align and all that crap.

[JDMSKYSZ]

okay take off the radtior cap now put some water in itleave the radtior openstart the carif the water flys out the raditor then head gasket is blown

if your working on a ka24de engine block its gonna be quick fixjust remove the engine head the headers and all the other parts around itthen after that grande the gasket outthen shave it till smooth then add the new gasket and put back the engine togetherit took me 3 hours to fix itso its shoudnt taka that long to fix

well i was sitting at the gas station with my friend and i just tapped my gas pedal and i saw white smoke come out not really thick but it was there.. so i figure i have myself a blown head gasket.....now onto my question... i have of course the head on my engine AND i have another engine in the garage. i have to pay for college and stuff so i figure just get the head on my spare engine re built and swap them out... or should i just re do my head gasket on my engine in my car and go from there... not sure which would be more effiecent for now....

INFO:1991 S13 KA24DEIntake, Exhuast w/ gutted CAT.compression checked 2 weeks ago170 across the the 4

just need some advice. Thanks in advance

[wa-chiss]

if it's not real thick, it might just be condensation. Try smelling it. If it smells sweet, it's coolant. If not, it's just water vapor.

[bonestock240sx]

so it smells more gaseous than ne thing... i really dont smell ne thing sweet. and i removed my catalytic converter but the casing is still there so i figure maybe its just build up after sittin at a stop light and then going it comes out. there are a few bubbles every like 10 15 seconds but like maybe 3-4 small bubbles.