Help! Headgasket or Worse?
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Help! Headgasket or Worse?
Driving home from work today, I mashed the throttle to pass a car. Truck made a pop, kinda like a backfire, then kept running. Coasted down and drove for about a mile, after coming around a bend I gave it some power again this time it popped twice and died. Coasted to a stop at the intersection. Have radiator fluid pouring out somewhere in the back of the engine. Open radiator cap and it is full of oil, so is overflow tank.
Engine cranks over, but won't start. Doesn't seem to have alot of compression. I have no codes.
Is this just an extreme symptom of a blown head gasket, or is it something more evil? I havn't heard of swapping fluids like that before. I just filled it up two days ago and checked the oil and coolant level in the radiator.
It was bad enough having to wave at the car that I passed, but I got towed by a Ford
Thanks in adavnce for your thoughts
Engine cranks over, but won't start. Doesn't seem to have alot of compression. I have no codes.
Is this just an extreme symptom of a blown head gasket, or is it something more evil? I havn't heard of swapping fluids like that before. I just filled it up two days ago and checked the oil and coolant level in the radiator.
It was bad enough having to wave at the car that I passed, but I got towed by a Ford
Thanks in adavnce for your thoughts
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I won't know for sue until tommorrow. Oil is black, not milky. Looking at the dipstick, I see no indications of water. Looking in the oil fill I don't see anything abnormal either.
Right now it is parked in 10" of snow in my driveway. I will pull it in front of may barn in the morning and drain the fluids and know for sure.
Right now it is parked in 10" of snow in my driveway. I will pull it in front of may barn in the morning and drain the fluids and know for sure.
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