So I tried to start my car today. At first it was backfiring through the carb!!! Called a friend of mine and figured out that it was probably a timing issue. Went through all my timing components and I put the distributor on backwards (up pointing down on the cam pulley).
I correct this, started the car and it did start! However after walking around the car I noticed it was blowing white smoke. It had been on for less than 5 minutes when this happened. I pulled the plugs and cylinder 4 was also smoking white. All the other cylinders were not smoking. The car does not run rough even though it's blowing white smoke.
So I don't know what happened and am looking for advice. I'm going to buy a good Fel-Pro gasket and try again but I'm worried I did something stupid like cracked the head when I ran the distributor backwards. Has anyone had this happen before? What should I be looking for when I pull the head off (if anything). I'm really hoping this is just a gasket.
Thanks in advance. Your help is always appreciated.
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