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May 1, 2000 | 11:59 AM

FORDTRUCKMAN1976

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White smoke

May 13, 2000 | 03:12 PM

Nitro

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White smoke

I have recently noticed that I have a fair amount of white smoke coming from my right exhaust pipe. I know that water will do this on startup but this continues to smoke for a long time if not all the time. The pickup does run on propane so I know it has a lot of water in it but only one side of the engine does it(smokes)so this is concerning me. Could it be a cracked head or just a head gasket??
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Nitro
PS: My engine is a 351M in case that matters

May 13, 2000 | 07:02 PM

250two_by

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My first guess would be the gasket. Try a compression check on the side that smokes. Any water in your oil?

May 20, 2000 | 05:35 PM

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Definitely sounds like a head gasket to me. Since you're going to have to pull the one head you might as well pull them both and take them to a machine shop and have them rebuilt.

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