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sounds like a 502 just ignore the smoke

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Red Wing, MN
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1996 xlt
lots of blue smoke
lots of condensation on undercarriage and right side of engine bay
sounds like a old skool 502
won't idle-seems to have no backpressure

sounds like the exhaust manifolds blown right?

thats what i thought until i unprogrammed it and tried to start it. instead of a start i got a loud clunk. what happened?

could it be the exhaust manifold? \
what do you guys think?
 



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lot of help u guys are
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Almost 7 years since a second post?
 






Check the header chain links. They sound like they might have inploded into your impeller shaft.
 












anybody know what was really wrong?

i can't believe i was even driving that long ago
 






The problem was you were comparing a Ford to a Chevy. If I was your Ford I'd quit running also! :p:
 






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