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Old 11-02-2010, 08:20 PM
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hi everybody today after school i started cruising the town while it was cold i was puffing a little black shifting the gears as usual but once it warmed up it started blowing white not alot but it just never done that its always been black is this anything to worry about asnt sure so i thought id see what you guys think thanks in advance
 
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:27 PM
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Did you get into it while it was cold? If so you may have popped the headgasket.
 
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:30 PM
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no i dont get on it when its cold
 
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:48 PM
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Good deal, just a question that has to be asked.

How many miles on the truck. is the HG original?
 
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Old 11-03-2010, 03:10 PM
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its got 180000 and to my best knowledge its original

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i checked the oil and it was fine and i eye balled the engine there wasnt any new oil spots on the block whether or not that means any thing
 

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Old 11-03-2010, 11:21 PM
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They don't always leak external. Did you check the coolant? Has it done it since?
 
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Old 11-04-2010, 06:07 PM
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coolant is fine and it hasnt done it again
 
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Old 11-04-2010, 09:32 PM
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Huh Just had to fart
 
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im starting to think it was just a fluke
 
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Old 11-04-2010, 11:31 PM
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Do you have stacks? Are you sure it wasn't steam...?
 


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