White smoke with excessive water out muffler

2000 FORD RANGER
189,000 MILES • 1.3L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BIGMIKE24
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White smoke at start up. Went undercarriage and seen a stream of constant water out the muffler right before the tail end small hole in muffler.
Oct 23, 2017 at 6:50 PM
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HARRY P
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Sounds like you have a blown cylinder head gasket. Check your engine oil. If it is muddy/milky/chocolate milky, then water has seeped into the combustion chambers and also into the oil pan. Usually, this happens after the engine has been overheated. Here is our guide on how to properly check for a blown head gasket: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Hope this information helps.
Oct 23, 2017 at 7:01 PM
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BIGMIKE24
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Darn, I was afraid someone would say that. Yes everything you explained on what it might look like is all correct. Thanks
Oct 24, 2017 at 12:16 AM
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STRAILER
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Nice work HEYMAN1104

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
Oct 25, 2017 at 5:22 PM
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