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Tiny
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I have a 90 honda civic dx 1.5L 5 speed manual transmission and it has 316.989 miles on a stock motor. It happen when I drove my car from MN to WA state then it started smoking. But I change the head gasket and put it back together then when I started it up and the smoke gotten even worst and it wont stop and I need help please.
Sunday, June 24th, 2007 AT 9:00 PM

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Tiny
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You said you replaced the head gasket. Was it you or a shop. When you replaced the head gasket, did you take the head in to have it checked for warpage and cracking? Did the proper sequence for torqueing the bolts get followed and finally, were the bolts torqued to specs. New bolts used?
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Monday, June 25th, 2007 AT 8:26 AM

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