1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse

1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
160,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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SBOWEN0323
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shortly after i start my car white smoke will start coming out of the exaust, then it will start coming out for fluently, ive seen the temperture on the car starting to rise. i believe its the head gausket. can i use that barrs stop leak to fix the problem. Also i here the valves tapping . can they be adjusted and could that be the reason for the white smoke. thanks for ur time
Feb 21, 2008 at 4:02 PM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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well you might as well try the bars stop leak or head gasket in a bottle. you have nothing to lose. it does sometimes work, but more often it doesnt. you flip the coin and tell us how you made out
Feb 21, 2008 at 4:35 PM
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