ok so i was drivin the other night and i started to hear this clicking noise but it was only at like 1/4 throttle. then it started to smoke real bad and i clutched it and it died. i pulled it into somewhere and i checked the oil and it had drained it all. so i put in 3 more quarts and they didnt leak out. now when it starts up i have a weird kind of smoke comin out of the head like its burnin oil. i pulled the valve cover and i looked and made sure all the vavles were depressing. it doesnt sound like a rod knock but im not all that sure. im takin the head off in the next couple of days to learn more but any suggestions would be helpful. thanks a lot.

 

bump. come on guys any help is useful

 

Color of the smoke?

 

blue. its burnin oil

 

head gasket blown

 

well.... let us know what you see once the head is pulled out.

 

Check your radiator coolant level, I'm willing to bet there's alot of brown gunk in there.

 

You have smoke coming out of the head???

 

Rings, Valve seals, head gasket, crack in block/head.
Those are some primary suspects. Especially with it burning oil in the exhaust....

 

i was thinkin head gasket maybe too, but it didnt overheat and that doesnt really explain the clicking noise though.