The Ford Barn

Ian Curtis · 01-03-2022, 09:36 PM

My Pickup got a bad case of the magic white smoke, which I take to mean I have coolant burning somewhere. I have never had the head off, so I figured this would be a good excuse to do that. Got it off, the gasket wasn't obviously blown and I could not see any cracks in the block or the head. It's all back together now, and the smoking situation has not improved at all.

So, at this point I'm gonna grab a compression testing kit to see if the cylinders actually have a good seal. Assuming they do, how else can coolant get into the exhaust? If my head gasket job checks out, where should I look next?

01-03-2022, 09:36 PM	#1
Ian Curtis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 100	Bad Case of the White Smoke My Pickup got a bad case of the magic white smoke, which I take to mean I have coolant burning somewhere. I have never had the head off, so I figured this would be a good excuse to do that. Got it off, the gasket wasn't obviously blown and I could not see any cracks in the block or the head. It's all back together now, and the smoking situation has not improved at all. So, at this point I'm gonna grab a compression testing kit to see if the cylinders actually have a good seal. Assuming they do, how else can coolant get into the exhaust? If my head gasket job checks out, where should I look next? __________________ "It is much easier to call someone else a genius than admit to yourself that you are lazy." - Dave Gingery