[AT] Ford F250 Diesel makes steam. UH - OH !!!

[Roy Morgan]

On Oct 20, 2008, at 8:23 PM, Ndg1952 at wmconnect.com wrote:

>
> If it is a 7.3 Powerstroke, the most likely causes would be either a  
> head
> gasket or an injector tube leaking. These heads rarely crack.

This is a power stroke diesel from 2004.  I know  nothing about either  
diesles or turbos.  We got NO book with the thing, so all I can do is  
read what it says on the engine!

Bev's husband works at a Ford dealer and says most likely trouble is  
the EGR cooler.  I can guess what that is.  The symptom is  
intermittent.  when present, there's more steam under higher RPM or  
higher power.  Some times there is no steam at all.

> If it is an older 7.3 or 6.9, probably a head gasket or cracked  
> head.  A pin
> hole in the cylinder is more likely to get coolant in the oil rather  
> than out
> the exhaust.

I have not checked the oil for foaming, but the steam comes out the  
exhaust pipe (That's why I did not yet check the oil) and the coolant  
level goes down slowly.

I hope this can be fixed for less than a thousand dollars.  I may be  
dreaming.

Roy

Roy Morgan
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Groton NY, 13073