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jmoo
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Sep 15, 2012, 7:23 PM

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okay just replaced head gasket on my 93 honda civic but it still smoking white smoke tried flushing the radiator and have used leak fix let it sit 12 hour started up and smoke is still coming out, ummm not sure what to do now, the car runs great and the compression is good to does not over heat

Hammer Time
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Sep 15, 2012, 7:29 PM

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Well, not that you put sealer in there, you have likely ruined the radiator and heater core too. It sounds like you never found the original problem.

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Discretesignals
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Sep 16, 2012, 10:10 AM

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Did you send the head out to the machine shop to be checked out?

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