exhaust pipe is pouring out somke

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Jul 3, 2009 | 08:51 AM

fr3533

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exhaust pipe is pouring out somke

well my wife tells me her 97 4runner is running weird so.. i start it up and the exhaust pipe is pouring out somke and...coolent, the im guessing head gasket?

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Jul 3, 2009 | 09:05 AM

DIHOWARD

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Bingo!

I'm going out on a limb here guessing that it's not a cracked block, you being in Alabama.

Jul 3, 2009 | 09:05 AM

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sounds like a hg check oil and coolant also this a 3.4L or 2.7L how many miles ?

Jul 3, 2009 | 09:35 AM

fr3533

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3.4 187k

Jul 3, 2009 | 02:24 PM

Elton

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hmm thats pretty odd for a 3.4 to blow a hg was it running hot before ? was the water pump ever replaced?

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Jul 3, 2009 | 05:15 PM

whokrz

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Smoke can also mean it is running rich. Is your engine light on? and if it is have you checked the codes?

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