Alright, I need some help with my 3FE. Its smoking white sweet smoke really badly. Ill start with a story for context.
Wife and I drove her 80 series out to Sequim WA from Tacoma WA, about 117 miles one way. It was our first long drive in the Cruiser. Id finally finished my list of tune up and repair items after purchasing this thing at the end of this summer, and we thought it would be a good shake down trip. It was running SO well! Shifting smooth with good acceleration and no hesitation or anything. I was really really happy with it after putting so much time and money into it. The entire trip I was checking gauges to make sure the engine was happy. Normal amps, temp, and pressure the whole time. Then half way back on our way home at about 8pm there is a big BOOOM and lots of steam comes poring out of the hood. I was in the far right lane already doing 60, and pulled over quickly. My wife and I both checked the temp gauge seconds after the explosion and both saw it was still normal. When we were pulled over, I popped the hood and found that the large top radiator hose was completely shredded. Had to sign up for AAA on the spot and get a tow home.
Such a huge disappointment. Iv never seen a coolant hose explode like that with no warning of over heating before it went bad.
So then I replaced the hose, refilled the coolant and tried to burp the system. There was a tone of pressure coming out of the radiator as I was burping it. A few minutes after the engine reached operating temp, something happened. The engine started running badly and shooting large clouds of white smoke. I shut it off, and went inside to curse my life and have a drink, assuming the head gasket had taken a HUGE s***.
So this weekend I ripped the head off and replaced the head gasket. Cleaned all the surfaces very well with a razor blade and a flat 600 grit diamond stone. I also replaced the thermostat, water pump, more hoses, a few of the sensors in the thermostat housing, and all associated gaskets.
The 3FE started back up on the second crank easily. Runs well, but still makes a lot of white smoke.
Working all weekend and spending hundreds of dollars only to find the piece of s*** still shoots white smoke makes me want to light this truck on fire.
Any ideas about what could be causing it to smoke? Any other possible causes I just don't know about because I'm new to the 3FE? I read something about a oil cooler that could be an issue...?
I'm probobly going to take it in to my local shop to have them take a look at it, and spend money I don't have right now.
Wife and I drove her 80 series out to Sequim WA from Tacoma WA, about 117 miles one way. It was our first long drive in the Cruiser. Id finally finished my list of tune up and repair items after purchasing this thing at the end of this summer, and we thought it would be a good shake down trip. It was running SO well! Shifting smooth with good acceleration and no hesitation or anything. I was really really happy with it after putting so much time and money into it. The entire trip I was checking gauges to make sure the engine was happy. Normal amps, temp, and pressure the whole time. Then half way back on our way home at about 8pm there is a big BOOOM and lots of steam comes poring out of the hood. I was in the far right lane already doing 60, and pulled over quickly. My wife and I both checked the temp gauge seconds after the explosion and both saw it was still normal. When we were pulled over, I popped the hood and found that the large top radiator hose was completely shredded. Had to sign up for AAA on the spot and get a tow home.
Such a huge disappointment. Iv never seen a coolant hose explode like that with no warning of over heating before it went bad.
So then I replaced the hose, refilled the coolant and tried to burp the system. There was a tone of pressure coming out of the radiator as I was burping it. A few minutes after the engine reached operating temp, something happened. The engine started running badly and shooting large clouds of white smoke. I shut it off, and went inside to curse my life and have a drink, assuming the head gasket had taken a HUGE s***.
So this weekend I ripped the head off and replaced the head gasket. Cleaned all the surfaces very well with a razor blade and a flat 600 grit diamond stone. I also replaced the thermostat, water pump, more hoses, a few of the sensors in the thermostat housing, and all associated gaskets.
The 3FE started back up on the second crank easily. Runs well, but still makes a lot of white smoke.
Working all weekend and spending hundreds of dollars only to find the piece of s*** still shoots white smoke makes me want to light this truck on fire.
Any ideas about what could be causing it to smoke? Any other possible causes I just don't know about because I'm new to the 3FE? I read something about a oil cooler that could be an issue...?
I'm probobly going to take it in to my local shop to have them take a look at it, and spend money I don't have right now.
