not on the inside.' Well, Mocal supplied the brackets but they did not fit on the outside as the ID was too small so I assumed that they needed to be sandwiched in-between the flanges and the body. Wrong assumption. So I machined them to fit, and put ...
I would do the CO test of the exhaust gases in the coolant reservoir, to rule out leaking head gasket, would also measure compression on warm engine again. You also have issues with IAC, which means fuel mixture will be off when car is running, which adds more smoke to the exhaust. It...