Well guys, I think it's head gasket time. At least I hope thats it, but I have a bad feeling that it's not.
So here's what I got. The past few weeks I have had some issues with starting and the truck idling really rough until I rev it up a few times. I figured fuel pump was causing this because it's getting ready to go. I also don't feel like Im getting all the power I should. You really have to put the peddle down to get any power (good luck over taking grandma on her Sunday drive).
Today when I was driving home, I had the faint smells of coolant. I haven't even began to over heat, so I just figured it was a car in front of me. Well I get home and check the coolant leave and notice it is extremely low! There is also a ton of foam in the coolant. :banghead:
I haven't noticed any oil in coolant or vise versa.
Needless to say, truck hasn't moved since.
So here's a recap.
-Hard, rough idle at start up until I rev up the engine a couple times.
-Power loss
-Very faint smell of coolant
-Extremely low coolant when checked
-Lots of foam in coolant.
Based on everything, Im assuming that I have bad compression because my gasket is leaking, which would also explain the foam. What do you guys think?
So here's what I got. The past few weeks I have had some issues with starting and the truck idling really rough until I rev it up a few times. I figured fuel pump was causing this because it's getting ready to go. I also don't feel like Im getting all the power I should. You really have to put the peddle down to get any power (good luck over taking grandma on her Sunday drive).
Today when I was driving home, I had the faint smells of coolant. I haven't even began to over heat, so I just figured it was a car in front of me. Well I get home and check the coolant leave and notice it is extremely low! There is also a ton of foam in the coolant. :banghead:
I haven't noticed any oil in coolant or vise versa.
Needless to say, truck hasn't moved since.
So here's a recap.
-Hard, rough idle at start up until I rev up the engine a couple times.
-Power loss
-Very faint smell of coolant
-Extremely low coolant when checked
-Lots of foam in coolant.
Based on everything, Im assuming that I have bad compression because my gasket is leaking, which would also explain the foam. What do you guys think?
