As far as I know, this means a blown head gasket, so needless to say im pretty bummed. As much i want to hear that its something else wrong. I was late for formation and drove my truck without letting it warm up and thats what i get. There was no audible pop or anything like that and the truck runs fine....with the exception of oil gushing out of my radiator overflow and onto the ground. So, now i need to gather all of my tools, drive 105 miles back to base, and fix my truck in the parking lot. Any suggestion s or tips would be great. I cant afford headstuds and I hardly have the money for a head gasket.

 

It does sound like it....
but I think there some one might chime in on this but there is the oil cooler on the passenger side of the block that might be the culprit to
I think someone else had a similar problem
Either way parking lot fix this isn't
Which really sucks

 

also, there is no oil inside the engine compartment. Im reading some other posts and hope with all my heart its an oil cooler. What tests can i run to check this? I would guess my truck was pushin 90psi on the oil pressure on that short trip. There is no water in my oil since i removed the radiator cap while it was still running. It blew in a short distance and my oil is very low on the dipstick.

 

also, it blew enough oil into the coolant system that there is no muddy grey stuff, its all black.

 

I"m betting oil cooler judging by the volume of oil you are talking about.

 

take the cooler off and charge it with air while under water look for leaks

 

ill give it a try when i go back down there, my only issue is finding a place on base to drain all the stuff...hopefully, i can use the auto skills shop. What all tools will i need? Glad to c your truck is comin along nicely..I dont know if u remember me or if your the same diesel nut im thinkin about, this is brandon, i met u at may madness 2008..I came with mark and his wife..I drive the ugly beat up 1st gen.

 

idk dont rember well good to meet ya again

if you can get a (B) series cummins maunual it tells you what you need and how to do it