Radiator/vacuum lines (misplaced), PCV valve timing chain issues

Tiny
JENNIFER STEADMAN
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  • 2002 DODGE DURANGO
  • 4.7L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
There was a small leak in the radiator which caused the overheating, once it over heated it did not want to stay running you would have to flutter the gas pedal to stay running, and if you came to a stop it would shut off, or if you wanted to put your foot on the brake real hard to keep it from rolling forward as you keep fluttering the gas pedal.

At that point my boyfriend put in radiator stop leak you know that gold stuff, which just sprayed and made the underside of my hood pretty, gold. Then he did Sea Foam because it started smoking out the tail pipe/under the hood because he has the breather all messed up and not the one that is right for it. Plus I do not think he has the vacuum line right to the crank case, so it started spitting oil out everywhere from the PCV valve. Gallons at a time every time we ran it.

So he re-did a lifter because he heard it ticking well the ticking quit for a while but he never got the vacuum lines hooked up right nor did he fix the radiator. Then the spark plugs started flooding with oil and smashing the ends of them.


While white smoke just flooded the whole street.

So we then took off all the pulleys water pump and tried to do the timing chain because one side was loose. I think due to running it after everything messed up the timing marks did not come back around, and he put it all back together again and now I hear loud clicking the fuel injectors are getting gas all over the top of the engine, and he just blew out the valve cover gaskets.
Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 AT 12:38 AM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning.

All indications are you have a blown head gasket from the overheating. It has nothing to do with PCV or timing chains.

The fact he used sealer added to the issue. That stuff never works and does nothing but clog up the radiator, heater core and block.

You need a shop that employs technicians that can give you an accurate analysis and estimate. It sounds like you will need major engine work.

The white smoke is coolant being burned in the exhaust from the failed head gasket.

Roy

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 AT 3:41 AM
Tiny
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I wanted to know what else led up to the valve cover gaskets blowing out?
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Friday, August 17th, 2018 AT 3:26 PM

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