<html><body><div>The plugs were wet with oil, and yes it was a brand new head gasket.</div><div><br></div><div>I suspect a head gasket too, and I'll check the oil for water.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Rye</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Oct 15, 2015, at 06:15 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="msg-quote"><div dir="ltr">Is that water or oil? Lots of white smoke would indicate to me a blown head gasket and water on the plugs.<div><br></div><div>Did you replace the head gasket with a new one when you fixed the oil ring? Probably not recommended, but I've reused them (1x) in the past, but always painted them with the copper coat head gasket paint.<br><div><br></div><div>I've blown head gaskets that leaked water into the pistons only -- no water in the oil. But you may want to check your oil for contamination.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex ; border-left: 1px #ccc solid ; padding-left: 1ex" data-mce-style="margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>