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Getting coolant from my exhaust in a 92 F150 5.0 but that’s the only symptom I’m having. No bubbles in radiator no over heating no milky oil. I read somewhere the intake gaskets on these 302s have been known to go out and can mimic a blown head gasket. I did a combustion test and the liquid went from blue to a yellowish blue. Can anyone more knowledge about the combustion process and these 302s tell me if I could possibly only have an intake gasket issue and not a blown head gasket?
Front intake coolant passages to head can leak into lifter valley.
On high mileage engines the area around port of manifold & head corrodes/pits.
I had a small puddle of coolant above the water pump sort of near the distributor. It kind of sounds like it could be the front intake gasket? And that would explain why I don’t have the other symptoms of a blown head yeah?
Curious on why you started a new thread on the same subject and questions (white exhaust smoke)as you did back on the 22nd?
At that time you stated that you did a combustion gas test and the color turned green and now it’s different?
Hopefully the moderators will delete this thread or merge it into your previous thread so people are not wasting their time to reply to a repeated subjunctive for you.
Curious on why you started a new thread on the same subject and questions (white exhaust smoke)as you did back on the 22nd?
At that time you stated that you did a combustion gas test and the color turned green and now it’s different?
Hopefully the moderators will delete this thread or merge it into your previous thread so people are not wasting their time to reply to a repeated subjunctive for you.
well this thread is a little different because I’m asking about it possibly being an intake gasket blown instead of head. Sorry this bothered you so much if they want it gone then that’s fine.
well this thread is a little different because I’m asking about it possibly being an intake gasket blown instead of head. Sorry this bothered you so much if they want it gone then that’s fine.
Your title in this thread is intake or head gasket but it still relates to your original problem that you feel that you are burning coolant(white smoke).
You are asking for diagnosis from the members and they are taking time out if there lives to help you out.
To turn around and ask virtually the same question without using the advice that you received before and then changing the the diagnostic facts and the remedies you have tried(head gasket sealer in a bottle) does not help the members help you. We end up repeating the same things to try.
And since this forum is a living document, there is going to be someone after you doing a search for problem similar or the same as you and it’s going to help them if it’s all in the same thread to find the end result.
As for bothering me, I have taken only time out of my life to help you. I don’t know you from a stranger walking down the street, but I was willing to help.
Your title in this thread is intake or head gasket but it still relates to your original problem that you feel that you are burning coolant(white smoke).
You are asking for diagnosis from the members and they are taking time out if there lives to help you out.
To turn around and ask virtually the same question without using the advice that you received before and then changing the the diagnostic facts and the remedies you have tried(head gasket sealer in a bottle) does not help the members help you. We end up repeating the same things to try.
And since this forum is a living document, there is going to be someone after you doing a search for problem similar or the same as you and it’s going to help them if it’s all in the same thread to find the end result.
As for bothering me, I have taken only time out of my life to help you. I don’t know you from a stranger walking down the street, but I was willing to help.
And I thank you! My question, to me, was different. Like I said sorry it bothered you I posted twice. Won’t happen again. I was asking a follow up question about whether the intake gasket can mimic these head gasket symptoms and my first post was a more general question about the exhaust smoke I was having. I’ll delete the other thread for the future users. Thanks for your help!
