1997 Ford Mustang White smoke on a mustang 4.6 gt

1997 FORD MUSTANG
135,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • MANUAL
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DANIEL4112
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okay, i have a 97 mustang gt with a sohc and a 4.6l engine and standard..The problem is that when i hit a stop sign and then after a minute when i take off, it smoke's a little bit of white smoke, and so it also does on every time i shift gears....However, it does not smoke while its idle, not even if i reve it at high Rpms...However i know that white smoke means anti freeze being burn...and i know it can be a head gasket because the compression is 135 on all cylinders and the anti freeze is clean and so its the oil...And so i come to conclusions that it can be the intake gasket, intake, or small crack on a head gasket...however im pretty sure that its the intake or a gasket because its made out of plastic and fragile..
Sep 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

You can get the cooling system checked for exhaust gasses, this is a simple chemical test, get this done and it will tell you if it is a head or not.

Mark (mhpautos)
Sep 16, 2009 at 10:26 PM