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You will get proper combustion in all pistons. Also a bad head gasket could blow steam out the tail pipe even after the car is warmed up. Another symptom of a blown head gasket is bubbles forming in the radiator tank. The head gasket provides the seal between the cylinder head and the block. It prevents water and oil from getting into the cylinders, and into each others channels. If the engine is smoking badly, or steam is coming out the tail pipe in large amounts, the head gasket may be shot. If you have white foam in the oil, that is evidence that water is getting into the oil system, and, if there is an oily sludge showing up in the coolant, than oil is getting into the water system.
A compression test can reveal if a head gasket is leaking, which can be done quickly by a mechanic. A car may run with a blown head gasket, but usually not very well.
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