Bought this 83 ford ranger as a project it is running and I got the engine idling where I want it though it is running pretty rich. It was blowing blue smoke before I added an additive to the engine block and a can of sea foam into the gas tank, the smoke is now white and I know it’s coolant mixing with oil so I have a couple ideas for that, but the main issue I’m looking at is white smoke coming out of the engine block I’m thinking it could be coming out of a crack or maybe a seal is worn around the manifold letting it creep out just curious if anyone has had this issue and has a solution!

 

My first thought would be a blown head gasket. Installing another would solve that issue if that's what it is. Doable, but very time-consuming.

 

You won't find a solution in a can or in a bottle. Heads need come off and checked before replace the head gaskets.

 

shoot that’s what I was thinking but hoping it wouldn’t be the case, thanks for the info, would a compression test confirm that?

 

ya that’s a good point, the truck was sitting for 12 years then my neighbour bought it, fixed it up a bit and sold it to me I just thought it was odd for the head gasket to be going since the engine only has 65k or could the gasket just be ruined from sitting so long?