Changed Plugs - Odd Findings
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Changed Plugs - Odd Findings
I changed the plugs on the truck yesterday and I am concerned with what I found. My thought is blown head gasket, but I'm not sure. All four plugs on the driver's side have a build up on them while the passenger side looked like your typical worn out plugs. The part that makes me think head gasket is the coolant was about a 1/2 gallon low. Are there other causes that would make the plugs on one cylinder head all have a build up while the other bank looks fine? Thanks all.
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There are lots of places coolant could leak out and to me those deposits look more like EGR or PVC deposits or maybe a bit of both. What holes were the two worst looking plugs from.. the rear cylinders right where the PCV is attached?
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did the truck smoke a lot when you started it up, after plug change, or do you still have a miss, with 2 being that bad
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