Thanks man! Every forum has "that guy". Well, he was being "that guy". Thanks for the info, and I agree my mechanics aren't very smart.

 

Yes I do, Jbrew. and since that wasn't directed at you, and was also completely valid, I'm sure you'll be kind enough to share.

 

I believe he did, check out post 10 of this thread.

 

He is never that guy. Don't be so defensive.

Tarajerame has a wealth of information and is a benefit to this site.

That said it sounds like you have your answer from this forum.

 

if it goes away after 30 seconds it likely is not the head gasket. When you first start it go and smell the exhaust. If it is sweet, then you have coolant getting into the combustion chamber, either through the head gasket, intake gasket, or the intake manifold itself (cracked). You can tell also because there will be a LOT of white smoke. My neighbors 93 accord deffinitely has a head gasket leak and if I see him driving it again I will take a video of it to show you. If you are leaking any kind of oil you need to get it cleaned it off so you can see where it is coming from. If coolant is leaking and running down the motor you can see a white trail where it is/was running after it has dried up.

what motor is in your truck

 

Well, there isn't alot of white smoke. It's not real thick smoke. And it does go away after about 30 seconds. ?????????????

 

here is a video I found on youtube. that is a blown head gasket, notice how thick it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OV_QD_yFlo

Clean up the front of your engine. I'll only ask one more time, what engine is in it?

 

Well I'm a mechanic so I'll probably be no help

Anyway, I do 2 types of test. One I have almost a large turkey baster that I fill with a special blue fluid. As the truck warms up I put the baster over the coolant resevour and give the end a few pumps to draw some air in (careful not to bring in any coolant). After a few pumps if the gasket is bad it will go from blue to a green/yellow color.

Then I use the 5 gas analyzer that we use to test pre '96 vehicles for emissions and Ill hold the rod over the coolant res. I then watch as the numbers such as NOX rise considerably telling me it for sure has a blow head gasket.

Now with aluminum heads the head could actually be warped, and as the truck heats up the head reseats on the block. It could also be very likely what Jbrew said too. The reason you see it in the AM on a cold start up is the cats are not yet warm enough to mask the smoke. Once the cat reaches operating temps it will actually burn away the coolant and hide any noticeable white smoke.

 

Thank you kindly for posting the vid. My engine is a V-8, 4.6L Triton. My smoke is nowhere near as thick as that!

 

Guys, thanks alot for all the help. Is there anyone on here that rebuilds, so I can try to give back to you guys a little bit. Anyone near KY/IN?

 

Some members of forums have a difficult time dealing with members who post for help on other forums.. It's not important what sarcastic level they respond with, only what information you receive from as many resources as you can find..

 

I had a 08 F150 with the 5.4L that would blow a little white smoke in the AM during the winter. Took it all over town and everyone said it was fine. Never had problems out of the truck.

 

Everything does on a cold day! Until the engine gets warmed up

 

My 1997 F150 had the same exact thing happen. It was the head gasket in the very beginning of the head gasket starting to go. Its a good thing your watching closely. Change the head gaskets.

 

my truck leaks some sort of clear fluid under it when i have the AC on. Ive driven it like that for several years now without any issues :o