Here's my story: I bought a 86 GL 4dr, D/R, EA82 carbed, for $200 that was smoking badly. The smoke smelled like anti-freeze and was white. The car started easy, ran well and I drove it home about 8 miles (no one knew though because all you could see was smoke.
The guy I bought it from thought that it had a head gasket leak on the right side, thats what I assumed also. When I got home I pulled the plugs but could not see which cylinder was leaking , all the plugs looked the same, black like it was running rich but none of them looked white.
I thought that maybe there was a common leak that might have contaminated all the cylinders. The best bet for that was maybe the intake but it was sealed.
Reading the forums it seems like a head was probably cracked. I pulled the engine so I could clean it up and also to pull the head easier. I pulled the right head and there are what looks like cracks between the valves on both cylinders. I don't have any dye penatrent but they look like cracks.
My questions:
1. Is this typically where the heads crack?
2. Is there other places where the heads crack?
3. Is there a way to repair this head?
4. Should I check the other head?
5. Is thare any other places that anyone can think that may leak coolent into tha cylinders? There is a small hose that comes off of the base of the Crab and connects to the metal tube that leads to the heater hose.
6. Why would it blow so much smoke and not show on the head?
7. Does anyone have a right side head, looks like I may need one?
Thanks For your help in the past and Thanks again to CCR for helping me get my Hatch running.