Four Winns Help

BajaMikey

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Hey, My friend needs your help. He has a Four Winns Fredom 180 i think? with a 2.3 litre ford and he has smoke coming from the oil fill cap. Does this mean he has a head gasket problem?
 
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DJ

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Re: Four Winns Help

Moving to I/O and Inboard Questions and Repair.
 

Don S

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Re: Four Winns Help

Does this mean he has a head gasket problem?

No

Depending on how much smoke it is, it could be normal. If excessive, it's probably blow-by past the rings or valve guides, or both.
 

BajaMikey

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Re: Four Winns Help

There we go, Sorry about that. What we have figured out was...... Exactly lol. What im trying to say is there is the oil fill cap, and the angled piece which on a normal car is a PCV valve im not sure about boats, and a small hose. As soon as he starts it up it theres white smoke coming out. As it gets a little bit warmer it gets thicker and alot more. Its definatly not normal. I was asking this question kind of blind because ive never seen the engine. I have a buddy who works at a marina as a tec and he asked me if the oil was like chocolate milk or even grey, it is a brown color but not to bad. He said there is water in there and its burning the condinsation. So he suggested we put fresh oil in it and try it again. The engine does not burn oil and runs great.
 
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