hey guys i need 911 help with my suby! here's whats happening, today we did a reseal job and the car is running but yeah there's a but the car spews a lot of vapor even with the engine at normal temp. it is kinda chilly out to nite but not that cold. the car sat for about a year out in my driveway before moving it into my garage. im assuming that there is moisture in the exaust or something. but please help before my dad sends it to the grave.

If it needed a reseal due to a bad HG or something, it may have a bunch of crap left in the exhaust that's still burning off.

 

What exactly was wrong with the car, and what exactly did you replace? Does it look and smell like burning coolant, oil, or what?

sorry if i didn't specify. but we did a front reseal (crankshaft seals.) the smoke that comes out is odorless. i doubt its the headgasket cuz the car sat for a year before this job was done. there's no oil deposits in the exhaust so its not oil either. HELP PLEASE!

Let it run for a while, it might burn off.

we actually ran it to the corner just a while ago. what happen is that we didn't do a 50/50 mix with the radiator. so i 'm assuming that that might be the culprit. *cough* help *cough*

alright Buddy its daytme now is the car still puffing steam?

 

and yeah if the car sits with nasty coolant in it for a while the gaskets can start to deteriorate. I think thats was one of the causes for the blown HG in the RX I just got. the guy let it sit for three years then got it running and started running it hard. poof we have steam in the crank case.

you will need to pressure test the cooling system and/or do a compresion test to get a good idea if thats really the problem.

well great news! he is running like a champ. no vapor or smoke. nothing like that! yes i'm so happy. now i have to find a way to post good pics of it.

also added water to the radiator like its supposed to have. thanks everyone for your help. and a special thanks to rallyruss for his help on the steam situation. and to richierich for helping me with the parts for the reseal.

 

Later!