messed up minime

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i just got a 1990 hatch with a minime and it has some problems that i'm not sure about

first off its a zc block with an i dont know head but its vtec i'm thinking a head off a 92-95 honda

it has a pm6 ecu
it has gas in the oil
it smokes white like uncle bucks car
my coolant level is still full
it pulls fine unless i give it full throttle and it completely bogs down to nothing.
the guy i got it from said the timing is off but it idles fine stuff so i dont know

does this just seem like bad rings?
 
y waste time on a mini...
sohc vtec motors are cheap..
and trowing one in a ef its even easyR////

check your tb sensor..
 
Seems like a bad head gasket. Has the symptoms. Do a compression test and let us know how it goes.

BTW, is the oil milky? The gas smell is probably from blow-by and/or bad PCV valve(just clean it).
 
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Milky oil looks whiter than it should normally be; like someone put milk in it.

i would say yes then but not like super milky but i changed the oil right when i got it cause there was barely any in it and i have ran it for like 5 minutes since because of how much smoke there is
 
Check/change your head gasket, it sounds like that's definitely the issue. It's not too hard to change; just make sure you get new head bolts(per Honda's recommendation) or ARP studs.
 
yeah that is what i was thinking, and do i need to get a p28 and convert to ob1 or can i just keep running the pm6?
 
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