do you smell the sweet smell of coolant at the tailpipe?
do you see a constant plume of white smoke out the tail pipe?
I played Mr. Goodwrench back in teh late 80's... do you have oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil?
As I suggested . Get an aftermarket guage for temp in your truck. Don't worry what everyone else says. If you can't tell what the temp is...then you really don't know what's going on, and a few people have pointed out that the OEM guage is not accurate. No-one can tell you the temp issue on the internet, you'll need to verifty that in person.
Verfiy the tempterature of the engine. I think your shop instructor would be the first to tell you that...
I think also you most likely have a shop or school book on engine mechaincs that will tell you to look for white smoke out the tail pipe, oil in the coolant, or coolant in the oil, may even suggest you look under the valve cover for cotaminated oil sludge, may also sugguest a test specific for head gaskets.
A puff of white smoke by itself is not a predictor of a head gasket issue.
Did you install a new thermostat, gasket and o-ring?
A good lessoon in mechanics is to baseline your issue and narrow the scope of what you are looking to solve. To do that you need to know factually what temp your engine is running at. to rule out issues with thermostat that may have been in the truck you generally would replace it , the gasket and teh o-ring. Many people don't replace the o-ring...make sure you know aobut the o ring and get a new one.
A big thing to consider....if your headgasket is blown...do not drive the truck!
do you see a constant plume of white smoke out the tail pipe?
I played Mr. Goodwrench back in teh late 80's... do you have oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil?
As I suggested . Get an aftermarket guage for temp in your truck. Don't worry what everyone else says. If you can't tell what the temp is...then you really don't know what's going on, and a few people have pointed out that the OEM guage is not accurate. No-one can tell you the temp issue on the internet, you'll need to verifty that in person.
Verfiy the tempterature of the engine. I think your shop instructor would be the first to tell you that...
I think also you most likely have a shop or school book on engine mechaincs that will tell you to look for white smoke out the tail pipe, oil in the coolant, or coolant in the oil, may even suggest you look under the valve cover for cotaminated oil sludge, may also sugguest a test specific for head gaskets.
A puff of white smoke by itself is not a predictor of a head gasket issue.
Did you install a new thermostat, gasket and o-ring?
A good lessoon in mechanics is to baseline your issue and narrow the scope of what you are looking to solve. To do that you need to know factually what temp your engine is running at. to rule out issues with thermostat that may have been in the truck you generally would replace it , the gasket and teh o-ring. Many people don't replace the o-ring...make sure you know aobut the o ring and get a new one.
A big thing to consider....if your headgasket is blown...do not drive the truck!
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. i ordered the tstat but its not toyota, what and where does this o-ring go? is it suppose to come with the tstat? i couldnt tell if there was oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil. the oil did not taste sweet...........i thought white smoke from the tailpipe was headgasket problems. and no it is only for a second literally when i first start the truck then it is gone!!! when i took apart the thermo housing, the coolant was super hot and my radiator normally stays hot for a long time after i turn the truck off, i thought it was normal maybe but could that be from a sticking thermostat? i appreciate all your help Elbert and all others. i will ask instructor about the temp by gauge or gun. God BLess and i will update asap -Cody
