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Dec 3, 2013 | 10:43 PM

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04badford

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Dec 4, 2013 | 08:36 PM

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jonnyboy78023

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i hooked up my scan guage and all sensors were reading correctly as far as eot and ect goes. it did get real cold last weekend for south texas but im not sure it was cold enough to cause anything. the only thing i can think of is cracked head busted oil cooler. and ive read about there being a freeze plug in the heads. i just cant find anything out

Dec 4, 2013 | 08:49 PM

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I think one of the guys have asked this, but never seen the Answer. Do you have a blue EGR cooler hose or Orange in the Valley? the Blue one is upgraded late 04

Dec 4, 2013 | 08:55 PM

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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nts-degas.html
Just a little tidbit to follow up on from Mark

Dec 4, 2013 | 08:59 PM

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it was blue to the egr cooler but when i put the delete in it is now black and loops straight from the intake manifold to the oil cooler

Dec 4, 2013 | 09:22 PM

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Gooie tar in the EGR port is normal, coolant is not

Dec 4, 2013 | 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jonnyboy78023

it was blue to the egr cooler but when i put the delete in it is now black and loops straight from the intake manifold to the oil cooler

how about the hose from the degus to cooler any leaks there ? may need to follow the link I sent and pressure the system.

Dec 4, 2013 | 09:35 PM

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that hose is good. i have recently pressurized the system. but may need to do it again

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Dec 4, 2013 | 10:44 PM

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Yahiko

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From: Spanaway

Instead of using pressure use a vacuum to check the system
first. Once the system is under a vacuum it needs to hold
and not bleed off.

Sean

NOTE : With a vacuum there is not the risk of pushing coolant into places

Dec 5, 2013 | 04:10 AM

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AKPOWERSTROKE

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Just my two cents here but he may be suffering from 2 issues. On the passenger side front of the intake manifold there is a donut gasket that seals the intake to the timing cover/waterpump housing. I had this gasket leak and it went straight down the passenger side head under the egr cooler. Although unlikely but if this truck ever got hot due to the coolant leak the new cooler may have suffered a small crack. All in all I agree the first thing I would do is do a pressure check of the coolant system.