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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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Milky coolant

What did I do? Is it as bad as I think it is? Head gasket?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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what engine,year,milage,and has it ran hot. need a little more info
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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"89 7.3 with 182000 mi. yes it got hot. Temp read 220-230. It has overheated before but never been a big problem. I stop and wait.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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could be cavatation or could be bad seals in oil cooler, or head gaskets
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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If the oil is ok, then my guess is that it's probably the oil cooler. I've never dealt with one, it sounds like a pain, but not nearly as bad as a head gasket. I think you need to jack the motor up a bit to get at it...
 
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could still be cavitation need to have cooling system pressure tested
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Oil cooler would be my first choice..........if the coolant is milky.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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I also guess the oil cooler.

After it sits a while you should see oil on top of the coolant.

220 to 230 is not really that hot for a diesel if you were working the engine.

Are you running SCA's in the coolant?
 
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I'll drain the radiator tomorrow and put all new in. Along with sca's. Coolant is pretty old. Hopefully that will fix it. I just got done reading on cavitation and learning about SCA's. This forum is fantastic. Thanks to all that reply to me. I really appreciate all the help.
 
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