White god damn smoke..

blown head gasket can allow several things to happen, water can mix with oil, oil can leak, water can leak, or either can burn in the combustion chamber causing the smoke. you can blow one and never see a drop outside the engine.

^^ yep

could be any part of the gasket, the gasket surrounding the outside of the block/head joint could be good, but the ones in between the cylinders and coolant holes may be bad

and white smoke should have NOTHING to do with fuel although i do agree that a regulator should be used in your setup... white means water/coolant is burning.

was there a drop in power too?

well i bought the truck wit the bad gas tank but i did see it run before i bought it and it didnt smoke but never drove it..the truck is fairly quick tho and i knwo they dont have much power so i doubt there was a drop in power cuz its still pretty responsive..

wiull this regulator work??


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fuel-Pressure-Regulator-Low-Pressure-1-4-psi_W0QQitemZ7990731006QQcategoryZ33555QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

you'll need to find out what the stock psi is for your vehicle, i don't even know if your running a carb or injection.... carbs ussually take 6 psi or less (i'm sure there are exceptions though) but injection is a LOT higher, SO, the answer is that if that covers the psi you need, then it will work, holley makes several regulators in that price range for different psi ranges.

my truck is fuel injected..no idea wut p.s.i tho..

after i put my new engine in it puffed out white smoke then after a lil bit it went away. Its very normal for this to happen.

If you had a blown head gasket yur motor would get flooded into your oil and you truck would sieze to run. Cause thier would be waaay to much fluid in to turn gears and flow right..

Check your oil if it looks the color of a chocolate shake motha fucka youve gone blown a head gasket..

It might be pumping to much into the engine. which cant be a good thing depeding on how much it pumps it can flood yur fuel injectors, ruining them.

fuel pressure regulators on FI engines are properly installed at the end of the fuel rail. You already have one, and there is no need to replace it unless it is stuck open, which doesnt sound like its happening.

white smoke is usually confused with light BLUE smoke, which is oil burning. When people say "white" the frequently mean "whitish light blue" and are describing valve seals or ring problems. Rich running gives off BLACK smoke because of the unburnt fuel.


White smoke is coolant. I mentioned this last because you have a B2600i, NOTORIOUS for head cracks. The only fix is the updated head casting from the dealer, a cool 900 bucks. Not saying thats your problem, but you can check pretty easily.


Smell the smoke. Oil smoke smells like oil, rich smoke smells like gas and coolant smoke smells like rotten eggs. Check the oil,, does it look like a milkshake on the dipstick? If so, cracked head or bad gasket (most likely cracked though). I have owned 3 2600i, two bought with cracked heads, one cracked while driving.

Smell the smoke and tell us what you have.