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I know there are lots of puking threads but wanted to see if anyone knows of my problem off hand. I have an 04 F250 with an early build date and I believe the 6.0 engine build date is even earlier, like in 03. Not sure if those build dates have anything to do with my problem or not. Anyways, I have dual 5" straight stacks coming out in front of each rear tire, SCT from ID and I am running on the tow tune, and also I have gauges(pyro and boost) to round out my mods. My question is that I have been getting a nice puddle of coolant on the driveway right behind the passenger's front wheel, it looks like the coolant is running down the seam between the engine and the tranny and dripping from there. It seems to me that when I run the truck for a short distance that it will puke the coolant however when I travel for an extended period of time (~3.5hrs) it doesnt puke. The temps here in PA are getting colder as we speak and it seems it pukes more often when the engine isnt totally warmed up. Was wondering if anyone else has problems like this. I have about 56k on it so the engine is still under warranty, as long as the dealership doesnt mind mods(but we dont need to get into that discussion here).
Thanks for any help!
Check the seam between your heads and the block. It sounds like you have a failure of the head gasket. When cold, the seal will be at its weakest. When hot, things expand and your leaking may not be noticeable. I would also check the coolant reservoir cap. Although it does not sound like that is the issue.
Write back after you check the block/head interface. I suspect you will find ytour source along that seam somewhere. Look for a white film; that is the color left behind by driad antifreeze. It may also be brownish due to decomposition while being in contact with the hot block. One easy experiment is a short drive, 5-10 minutes, not getting on it hard. If I am right, you'll leak and won't get it hot enough to decompose. Follow the white dust trail.
Let us know, RL
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I know there are lots of puking threads but wanted to see if anyone knows of my problem off hand. I have an 04 F250 with an early build date and I believe the 6.0 engine build date is even earlier, like in 03. Not sure if those build dates have anything to do with my problem or not. Anyways, I have dual 5" straight stacks coming out in front of each rear tire, SCT from ID and I am running on the tow tune, and also I have gauges(pyro and boost) to round out my mods. My question is that I have been getting a nice puddle of coolant on the driveway right behind the passenger's front wheel, it looks like the coolant is running down the seam between the engine and the tranny and dripping from there. It seems to me that when I run the truck for a short distance that it will puke the coolant however when I travel for an extended period of time (~3.5hrs) it doesnt puke. The temps here in PA are getting colder as we speak and it seems it pukes more often when the engine isnt totally warmed up. Was wondering if anyone else has problems like this. I have about 56k on it so the engine is still under warranty, as long as the dealership doesnt mind mods(but we dont need to get into that discussion here).
Thanks for any help!
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darthmullet67
I had a similiar problem last winter. It would only leak when it got cold. It leaked on the passenger side above the starter and down the frame. It was a EGR cooler line somewhere back behind the turbo and should be covered under the engine warranty.
Good Luck
TasMan
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I can 100% guarantee you it is caused by the timing being advanced too far. I feel like I have posted this 1,000 times. I have been working on these trucks since late 2002 and had product out since 2003 early.
The computer automatically will advance timing when the engine is cold. Add that plus your tuning and you have too much timing and a nice puddle.
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I can 100% guarantee you it is caused by the timing being advanced too far. I feel like I have posted this 1,000 times. I have been working on these trucks since late 2002 and had product out since 2003 early.
The computer automatically will advance timing when the engine is cold. Add that plus your tuning and you have too much timing and a nice puddle.
Take the timing out and you are fine.
Quad
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Quad
If it was puking, than you should get the puddle on the drivers side below the Degas bottle. If it only does it when it is cold, than the EGR line has been a big problem.
TasMan
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I can 100% guarantee you it is caused by the timing being advanced too far. I feel like I have posted this 1,000 times. I have been working on these trucks since late 2002 and had product out since 2003 early.
The computer automatically will advance timing when the engine is cold. Add that plus your tuning and you have too much timing and a nice puddle.
Take the timing out and you are fine.
Quad
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Quad
If it was puking, than you should get the puddle on the drivers side below the Degas bottle. If it only does it when it is cold, than the EGR line has been a big problem.
TasMan
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Could be a blown head gasket, which would be worse when cold.
RL
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Could be a blown head gasket, which would be worse when cold.
RL
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ralphinnj
Very true and could be what is wrong but I would bet against it. Especially if it gets worse with cold, I would look at a freeze plug to do that before a head gasket but have seen stranger things happen. The EGR cooler line has been a known problem, especially with his approx. built date and they only seem to leak when it gets cold; from what I understand, it is hard to get to or check with turbo installed.
TasMan
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I know there are lots of puking threads but wanted to see if anyone knows of my problem off hand. I have an 04 F250 with an early build date and I believe the 6.0 engine build date is even earlier, like in 03. Not sure if those build dates have anything to do with my problem or not. Anyways, I have dual 5" straight stacks coming out in front of each rear tire, SCT from ID and I am running on the tow tune, and also I have gauges(pyro and boost) to round out my mods. My question is that I have been getting a nice puddle of coolant on the driveway right behind the passenger's front wheel, it looks like the coolant is running down the seam between the engine and the tranny and dripping from there. It seems to me that when I run the truck for a short distance that it will puke the coolant however when I travel for an extended period of time (~3.5hrs) it doesnt puke. The temps here in PA are getting colder as we speak and it seems it pukes more often when the engine isnt totally warmed up. Was wondering if anyone else has problems like this. I have about 56k on it so the engine is still under warranty, as long as the dealership doesnt mind mods(but we dont need to get into that discussion here).
Thanks for any help!
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