Blue smoke is oil
White smoke is water
Black smoke is fuel - too rich mixture.

Pull the plugs. If they look like they've been steam cleaned, you have water in the cylinder.

Make sure there isn't water in the crankcase. It will be on the bottom of the dipstick as a white blob or creamy coffee looking stuff.

Crack open the oil plug and see if water comes out if the radiator is significantly lower than it was.

Start it up and run it with the radiator cap off. Are there bubbles or oil or anything else in there besides coolant?

I'm leaning towards a blown head gasket but you'll have to check a lot more closely.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

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