1992 Chevy Silverado white smoke out tail pipe

1992 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
160,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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truck runs ok. just smokes a little more then it should . adding water to radiator one time a week .and one quart of oil also .most of the smoke .evaporates.truck does surge at idle
Dec 31, 2007 at 8:58 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

You may be in the early stages of a head issue, have a Co test done on the cooling system, this will show up any exhaust gasses in the water, an indication of a head problem.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jan 1, 2008 at 12:34 AM
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