1996 GMC C1500 96 Sierra - White Smoke

Tiny
JOEMIL
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  • 1996 GMC C1500
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
I have a 1996 with dual exhaust beginning with dual headers at the engine. The exhaust pipe that runs to the header on the driver side of the truck is issuing a white smoke. Not real thick, and it does dissapate fairly quickly. However, it's just the one pipe doing it. I seem to lose a little engine power here and there but nothing major. Oil has been changed, I had an external coolant leak but fixed it and fluid level seems to be holding now. Ideas?
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 AT 7:01 PM

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Tiny
DR LOOT
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Due to the external coolant leak, you may have overheated the engine and you have a blown head gasket on the left side, take the spark plug wires off one by one and find out which cylinder is dead, due to your loss of power.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 AT 11:28 PM

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