1998 Geo Prizm smoking threw dip stick brand new head twin

1998 GEO PRIZM
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RICK P
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1998 Geo Prizm 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

has a mechanical install the head because has hair line crack torque evething and also put in atimming chair tensioner but after staring it began to smoke threw the dip stick
Oct 3, 2008 at 7:21 PM
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Have the mechanic do a compression test, you may have a stuck valve or a valve seal missing.
Oct 4, 2008 at 8:22 AM
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