car overheated need help

jlhc2003 · Post by **jlhc2003** » March 10th, 2005, 8:09 pm

well my car overheated a while back and i got it fixed by my dads friend so it runs now but now it throws out alot i mean alot of smoke and it never did that. for some reason i think it is the sensors that got fried when it overheated in the first place but i dont know what to do can somebody please help me out. thanks

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » March 10th, 2005, 8:15 pm

What color is the smoke that is coming out? If its all white smoke.. likely you have a blown head gasket and coolant is leaking into one or more of your cylinders. Do a compression check on the engine. Also check and see if your coolant level is dropping. If you did blow the head gasket.. make sure you take the head to a machine shop and have it inspected before reinstalling it. If the head is warped or cracked you will only waste your money buying new gaskets and trying to reinstall it.

Tunes67

jlhc2003 · Post by **jlhc2003** » March 10th, 2005, 8:47 pm

yeah i put a new head gasket and the mechanic tole me the head was warped and took it to a machine shop but said it would work. so i guess i need a new head. does anyone know how much and where i could get that

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » March 10th, 2005, 8:55 pm

You may not need a new head.. depends on how badly warped the head is.. if that machinist told you it wasnt that bad.. assuming he knows his stuff.. likely you can have the head "Trued" or "Decked" to level it off. This would then allow you to use the head again without buying a new or remanufacturered one. This is also assuming neither the head or the block is cracked.

Tunes67