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Old 03-26-2010 | 01:25 PM
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When i start my truck in the morning a bit of smoke comes out, but nothing crazy....my problem occurs when i turn the truck off for a brief period (like when i stop for fuel) then when i go to start it up, it starts blowing a pretty heavy amount of white smoke......but, it then goes away once i put it in drive and pull away.....i normally wouldnt even bring it up, but because of past 'white smoke' i$$ues...it has me very nervous....

i just dont get it, if antifreeze was getting into someplace it shouldnt be wouldnt the smoke be constant instead of going away once i'm driving??? two previous times were a blown head gasket and the other was a rupture in my high pressure oil lines, both of which smoked like a bitch and did not go away like my current issue

i have been checking my antifreeze resevoir and it has lowered but i dont see any obvious residue staining or drip marks in my driveway or on my engine....guess it would be internal somwheres.......would appreciate any ideas or feedback
 
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Old 03-26-2010 | 02:30 PM
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Sounds like headgakset to me. It can leak internally from the cylinders to the water jackets. If it did this I would think you would be pushing coolant out the reservoir cap though.
 
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Old 03-26-2010 | 03:39 PM
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and wouldnt the white smoke if it was coolant wouldnt it smell like antifreeze and his oil would be getting milky by now and he could pull a valve cover and see if there is any water oil condensate on his valve covers
 
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Old 03-26-2010 | 05:44 PM
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The oil and antifreeze usually dont cross contaminate on these.
 
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