Major problem.

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   So, main issues to address:

1.) My temp gauge rose to 260 and sat there forever, saw 

smoke coming out of my Thermo housing. Tightened it and 

ran it back home, hitting between 240-260 and dropping 

then rising.

Replaced the Coolant temp sensor earlier, stayed around 

120-220 but then I drove 5 minutes down the street, thick 

white smoke coming from my bay, stopped and it was now 

coming out of the head/under the valve cover.

Bought a new water pump, thermostat to install tomorrow.

2.) Was told it might be a valve gasket leak, or not 

enough coolant.

So tomorrow I'm doing an oil change, cooling system 

flush, gasket change (If I can get the EGR off... the 

bolts are rusted to all hell),

But white smoke coming from under the valve/behind the 

valve cover? Thinking it's not enough coolant in the 

engine, what do you all think?

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87FieroSE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 June 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote 87FieroSE Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Major problem. Posted: 29 June 2012 at 8:55pm
	So, main issues to address: 1.) My temp gauge rose to 260 and sat there forever, saw smoke coming out of my Thermo housing. Tightened it and ran it back home, hitting between 240-260 and dropping then rising. Replaced the Coolant temp sensor earlier, stayed around 120-220 but then I drove 5 minutes down the street, thick white smoke coming from my bay, stopped and it was now coming out of the head/under the valve cover. Bought a new water pump, thermostat to install tomorrow. 2.) Was told it might be a valve gasket leak, or not enough coolant. So tomorrow I'm doing an oil change, cooling system flush, gasket change (If I can get the EGR off... the bolts are rusted to all hell), But white smoke coming from under the valve/behind the valve cover? Thinking it's not enough coolant in the engine, what do you all think?

Dawg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 August 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dawg Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2012 at 8:04am
	Sounds like serious engine problems to me. White smoke coming from there is excessive blow-by, which is typical of a worn out engine. Could be bad rings or just worn out cylinders. Have you done a compression test yet? That is where I would start before spending a whole bunch of money replacing stuff for nothing. Dawg
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87FieroSE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 June 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote 87FieroSE Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2012 at 1:13pm
	Hey Dawg. Good news/bad news. The good news is that what sounded to you like serious problems were minor, replaced the T-stat, flushed my cooling system, oil change and now I stay at the first tick on the gauge. Bad news: Leaking cooling all over my engine from the upper hose, time to replace that

Dawg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 August 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dawg Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 June 2012 at 8:42pm
	What about the white smoke? Dawg
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87FieroSE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 June 2012 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote 87FieroSE Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 July 2012 at 7:58pm
	It was VERY low coolant. Solved by flushing the system, burping and filling it back up. Next step, I still have a leak in my upper hose connecting to my Thermostat housing, need to either get a new hose (Ordered already) or try to see if a new clamp will fix the problem. I'd rather just replace the hose, but how hard is it to put a new one in? Space is really limited, any tips?