Rocky wrote:
> 94 civix lx 176k miles on block, 80k miles on head that was planed and
> checked out at the local parts store. I noticed the exhaust has white steam
> coming out the tailpipe, looking like when the head gasket went. The head
> is torqued properly.

its been 80k since the planing, etc was done?
>
> Sounds like possibly a defective head? Shouldn't the shop have caught this
> when they tanked the head and pressure tested it?

not if it was 80k miles ago

does it constantly smoke like that? are you loosing coolant? are the
hoses bulging?

sometimes steam just happens from miosture trapped in the exhaust.