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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 12:01 PM
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Steaming after warmed up

My 7.3 excursion is having a temper problem.
steaming around middle of the engine area. Somewhere near the fuel filter area. But the temp gauge wasn't showing high.
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 12:39 PM
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What does the 'steam' smell of? Coolant or Oil burning? Grab a flash light and start diving into the deep abyss of the engine valley to look for any leaks.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 02:07 PM
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Could be exhaust from bad up pipes.....
 
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Old Feb 6, 2019 | 09:11 PM
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Imy truck sat for 2 weeks, while I found time to replace the glow plugs, o-rings on oil cooler, replaced also some radiator hoses.
I had coolant leak before as well but I replaced the heater control valve, which had the flow direction away from the heater core.
now I took it for a short drive, it got to warm temp, came home and noticed the steam coming middle area.
I'll run it tomorrow to examine when it first starts steaming.
I didn't sniff the stuff too much, but not oily
 
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Old Feb 7, 2019 | 12:13 PM
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Should this post be moved to the 7.3 forum?
I'm not sure how to move posts
 
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