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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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Unhappy White smoke

Truck is running like a dream, she has great pickup, shifts great and is even getting alright miliage. But (always, of course) at a constant 60-65 MPH she puts out white smoke from the drivers side bank. I have headers with true duels so I know it just the drivers side. When I exit the interstate, by the time I get to the light (1/8 mile or so) no smoke. Please tell me this is not a cracked head, just the gasket, please!!
 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 10:21 PM
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More than likely this is just a gasket but you never know until you pull it apart. Have the heads checked for flatness when you do get them off.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 12:31 AM
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Ya I figered as much, I am going to have to run it for a bit like this, but not hard. When the Bronco is back on the road, this spring, I'll pull the heads on the F100, and have them gone over.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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a product that sometimes works for a light problem like that is 'bars leak , or alumiseal', ive used them both with sucess and if they dont work, you havent hurt any thing ,good luck,bob
 
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Old Feb 22, 2004 | 10:33 AM
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Thanks Bob, I'll try that.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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Use a competent machinist when you have those heads looked at--I just had to pull a head from the Bronco AGAIN because the machine blew it when fixing a crack in November It's been a week and he still doesn't seem to be able to find the problem. I can--there's crust from water in the exhaust port and in the exhaust manifold...
 
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