1990 Acura Integra smoke

1990 ACURA INTEGRA
186,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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ZURI
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I have a 1990 acura integra 1.8 dohc and I blew the head gasket so i replaced it checked the head it looked good valves where in good condition so put it all toghether but its smoking really bad dont know what it could be .
Mar 12, 2008 at 10:49 PM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Anytime you pull off any thing on the vehicle like a head, intake or exhaust manifold have it checked for warping and cracks. A machine shop can do this and they are pretty reasonable in price. I suspect that your head either is warped or cracked. They can do the check for you and if cracked you will need to replace it. If it is warped they can generally plane it back to specification.
Mar 21, 2008 at 12:35 PM
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