georgia mike
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I just bought my M1008 last weekend. When I test drove it, there was a lot of white smoke from the exhaust. It wasn't there under normal driving, just under a heavy load (like when the throttle was pressed more than half way). I figured that since the truck had been sitting a while that maybe it was accumulated moisture in the fuel. Since it was only at heavy throttle, and seemed to get better during the test drive, I rolled the dice, and bought the truck.
Before heading out I noticed that the radiator overflow tank was empty. We topped it off and I was on my way. The drive home was roughly 250 miles, and I lost no coolant at all. The overflow tank was still full when I got home. The smoke had all but disappeared and hasn't returned at the level it was during the test drive, just an occasional whiff of it from time to time, and a bit during warm-up.
I've been daily driving the truck now all week and yesterday when I was changing the oil, I noticed the overflow was empty again
I can't see any coolant leaks anywhere, and no traces of where it could be leaking while driving. There was no coolant in the oil when i drained it. What are the chances that I have a bad head gasket?
Before heading out I noticed that the radiator overflow tank was empty. We topped it off and I was on my way. The drive home was roughly 250 miles, and I lost no coolant at all. The overflow tank was still full when I got home. The smoke had all but disappeared and hasn't returned at the level it was during the test drive, just an occasional whiff of it from time to time, and a bit during warm-up.
I've been daily driving the truck now all week and yesterday when I was changing the oil, I noticed the overflow was empty again