1984 Porsche 911 "burnt smell head" Questions

...smell like anti-freez or oil, if anti-freez there would be steam come out or maybe some water out of the tailpipe,you may have a head gasket problem, or crack somewhere in the head. if the smoke ...

...from leakage of antifreeze. Usually when you can smell burnt antifreeze it usually points to a blown head gasket or cracked head, smell your exhaust and if you smell antifreeze theres your ...

...Burnt Plastic' smell could be a serious one as this could be a wiring 'short' which if not sorted could cause an engine fire. **HOWEVER** Check the obvious stuff first! Sometimes when you have topped ...

...white smoke White smoke usually means burning coolant - like a cracked head or leaking head if this smoke smells or has a "sweet" vapor or a burnt smell, then chances are you need a new head

...burnt smell in the wood like a nightstand or dresser or the room you're sleeping in might have had a fire one time or something on a low level and when you stand up you don't smell it cuz its not at ...

burnt smell like a petroleum product.ford taurus 2001 3.0 heat is not working to good.suspect heater core.flused coolant system.still have same problem.like to know for sure .pain in the **** to ...

...smell burning antifreeze in exhuast if you are smelling anti-freeze in the exhaust system and have no heat then you probably have a head gasket that is bad leaking anti-freeze into the combustion ...

...smell of oil burning ) check oil filler cap and dip stick for white gunk/check exhaust for water dripping out. these are head gasket signs Oil is getting into the combustion chamber and being burnt ...

...burnt could be oil leaks onto the manifold or low oil in the sump simple tests you can do are , compression test (wet and dry), check sump oil level and condition ( smell as well as see the colour) ...

...burnt out rings or cracked block. Hopefully not - expensive repair Blown head gasket or Warped head - less expensive. Compression test would eliminate or prove this to be cause. Timing belt may be ...