Blown head gasket?

2003 FORD F-150
208,000 MILES • 4.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ERICAMOORE1967
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I flushed my radiator out and had to cut the heater core cords and connected them together to bypass the heater core. Now I have white smoke and water coming out my exhaust and it doesn't go away.
Dec 30, 2020 at 5:35 PM
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KASEKENNY
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I can understand the confusion because these things would not cause the engine to start burning coolant which is what we are dealing with. Here is a guide on this issue that will help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe

However I suspect we need to start at the beginning and make sure the head gasket is not blown because these things alone would not cause this. Here is a guide on how to do this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Let's run through this material and we can go from there. Thanks
Dec 31, 2020 at 5:28 PM