our 95 f-350 I think blew a head gasket today, because it popped and then put out white smoke from only one exhaust pipe and it smells like antifreeze. it was able to be driven home. I am hoping that it is not something morethan a head gasket. any input will help.
2006-08-03 15:30:45 · 8 answers · asked by o7buster 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
99 Percent sure it's a head gasket. However, don't rule out the possibility of a cracked head or intake gaskets. Intake gaskets would be unlikely, and would have to come off anyway fo repairn the head gasket or in the worst case, replace the head. There are other unlikely, but not impossible reasons theat aren't worht mentioning. See a mechanic, then you'll know for sure.
2006-08-03 15:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by Sparky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you heard an audible pop sound when this occurred it is probably worse than a head gasket. Has the truck had rattling noises in the engine (top end) ? Did it lose some power after the pop sound ? The truck may have dropped a valve into the cylinder and when contacting the piston it makes a load pop sound (sometimes more than one pop). The force of the rising piston drives the valve back into the head and causes damage to the head and sometimes bust a hole thru the top of the piston as well. I really don't think it is a head gasket because you usually would not hear the gasket blow. I hope I am wrong and it is just a gasket.............good luck !
2006-08-03 23:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by turbietech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's a head. For gosh sakes don't go to a dealer unless you got the bed of that truck filled with money!
Depending on the mileage on the truck you may need a complete overhaul, or a re-manufactured long block. It may only need a gasket replaced, (do both heads not just one though), or it could have cracked a head, or possibly (although not likely) a cylinder wall. The only way to tell is tear it down.
2006-08-03 22:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by br549 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a 50/50 chance that it was only a head gasket, my suggestion is to check the oil, if it looks like chocolate milk, and not oil, then you cracked the head as well, and being a 95 ford it has aluminum heads, and the will crack real easily. If you can get them off, get them to a machine shop that specializes in magnafluxing, they can find and repair most fractures in a head, and the cost is minimal compared to buying new ones.
2006-08-03 22:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by thugtwin1@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the symptoms you are giving, it is either a blown head gasket, or a cracked head, allowing water to enter the cylinder. If the head is removed, please be sure that you have it pressure tested, some cracks cannot be seen by the naked eye.
2006-08-03 22:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by bobby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Could be by the way you describe it. I would take it to a Ford dealer to diagnose it for sure. I could also be a cracked cylinder head, which no one could no for sure without removing the cylinder head from the engine block.
Good Luck
2006-08-03 22:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by ubet426 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a head gasket to me
2006-08-03 22:34:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a suggestion... take it to a shop and get it fixed.. oh and don't drive it there, tow it.
2006-08-03 22:37:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋