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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 08:10 PM
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Just rebuilt my engine due to a head gasket repair, finally got it up and running. It runs fine as far as I know, I don't feel anything weird with it. When I stop driving white smoke comes from the hood. I narrowed it down to a bolt underneath the intake manifold. It's the second or third one back, and it's holding the intake and exhaust in place. I have a 2000 sport with the 4.0 in it.
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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 10:47 AM
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How many miles on this rebuilt engine so far?
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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 10:49 AM
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The engine has 217k, It started smoking as soon as I started it, so nothing new on it.
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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 10:58 AM
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White smoke indicates that there is coolant leaking into the combustion chamber which means you either messed up the head gasket install, had bad gaskets, or you have a cracked or warped head. Look at the oil to see if its milky. If you can do a compression check.

You stated in your other lost that the engine rattles at 60 , white smoke is coming from your upper radiator hose, valve cover, and intake, and you drive a 2000 so the safe bet is that the head is cracked. Perform a compression test and you'll have your answer.

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