it never quits

[jtate]

today when i got home from work i climbed under the truck to trace a wire to the back. as soon as i climbed under the drivers side i noticed antifreeze dripping down the exhaust pipe. i followed the trail of antifreeze to the guilty culprit, low and behold coming from the head gasket. man i tell you this thing never quits. ive spent so much money on trying to bring this thing back from the grave its not funny. the bad thing is i only drive it to and from the store. i fix one thing and something else goes wrong. i dont know if i should put a for sale sign on it or fix it. do you think this might be my blue tinted exhaust smoke ive been complaining about, and do you think i should go ahead and tear it down emediatly or do you think i could buy some time for now. i dont know why im even asking that question because i already know the answer. the funny thing is when i did the compression test it didnt show any signs of a low cylender. oh well i guess i vented enough. man i wish it would just quit so i could just start driving the damn thing and enjoy doing it.

 

[Exekiel69]

I would only complain if the thing I fixed got broken again but if it is something else then it just happens. Some coolant drip is not so bad, let Me rephrase that, if You are not blowing white smoke (lots) out of the exhaust or loosing much coolant very soon or notice there is antifreeze in the oil then You may have some time until You 'need' to get Your hands on it.

Once You go through all this repairs You'll be happy You spend the time on that.

 

[jtate]

yes i know its just every thing on these trucks is like gold to fix. nothing cheap and as for as it blowing white smoke it always blows smoke the whole time your driving down the road it just looks blue. maybe its a mixture of burning rich diesel and antifreeze. ive never noticed any water in the oil.

 

[Freight_Train]

I believe that external Head Gasket leak were normal on Early 6.9L.

 

[Exekiel69]

Yes, some wetness is ok some times but dripping is out of normal. Now the blue smoke is for burning oil but may not be related to this at all, the white smoke (not much) can be related to retarded timing air leaks (?) but if there is no antifreeze in the oil (better send a sample to blackstone to make sure) then it could be just a little drip.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Jtate, you need to get some good stop leak in there. The more the gasket leaks, the worse it will get.

I like JB radiator stop leak, it's hard to find in the stores anymore because it's relatively expensive. Bar's pelletized is about the best you can find in the stores.