yesterday I was pulling into a parking spot when all of a sudden smoke started to pour out from under my car on either side and into my tub. I got an 83cj7 by the way. I opened up the hood and looked for where the smoke was coming from. It was pouring out of connection between the exhaust and the exhaust manifold. By the way it was white smoke. Im not sure if I just have a cracked manifold or a more serious problem. Im at my ends with this cj even though I love it to death. Seriously considering a TJ if I could save up the money/sell this jeep. any help would be great
smoke problem
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JeepMonkey
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I would imagine the exhaust leak was always there and wasn't noticeable until the smoke started coming out white. Last time I saw white smoke coming out of an engine it was because I'd blown a head gasket and the coolant was emptied into the cylinder heads. Check your radiator level and your temp. I'll bet your down fluid and on the verge of overheating. If it is the head gasket you'll know because the smoke will smell like burnt radiator fluid and if you can stand to hold your hand over it you'll notice condensation
similar to that of holding your hand over a boiling tea kettle. That's my guess. If this is what happened then you need to stop driving it. You can do damage to the heads if they are taking in fluid.
similar to that of holding your hand over a boiling tea kettle. That's my guess. If this is what happened then you need to stop driving it. You can do damage to the heads if they are taking in fluid.
