What could it be?
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What could it be?
OK, for about a year now my EGT's have been a little high at cruising speeds. They went from around 600 to around 800/ 850 on the highway. If I punch it, it will go over 1000 pretty easy, if I have a tune in it will hit 1100. This is just on flat road too, no trailer, just the truck (Excursion). Have had it in a few times, but just get the regular dealer banter- no codes, no problem. Any idea what this could mean?
On a separate but maybe related issue, I have recently been puking coolant in the engine compartment. The first time I noticed it was when I towed a pretty big race trailer with our jeep and some household items (master bedroom) from Austin to Vegas. Here are a few pics:
I think this is only happening when I am towing a trailer and putting a little load on the truck. I need to clean it off and see if it does it when I am just towing the bass boat.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks guys.
On a separate but maybe related issue, I have recently been puking coolant in the engine compartment. The first time I noticed it was when I towed a pretty big race trailer with our jeep and some household items (master bedroom) from Austin to Vegas. Here are a few pics:
I think this is only happening when I am towing a trailer and putting a little load on the truck. I need to clean it off and see if it does it when I am just towing the bass boat.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks guys.
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Sarasota, fl
First clue for puking like yours is either EGR cooler or head gaskets. That's a lot of puke, so I doubt it's the bottle cap. If you have it puking mostly under load, than I would bid on head gaskets. It won't be better, just worse. You could drive your truck for thousands of miles like this, but I'm not sure I would.
