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look for any mixing of coolant/water with your engine oil...on dipstick (looks like chocolate milk or frothy white), check your coolant reservoir for oil contamination...these are typical signs of a blown head gasket
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How do you tell if head gasket is blown on F-250 Diesel?
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A compression test will verify if the head gasket if blown or not, the majority of the time.
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Read the related question and its answer and start from there. Good luck sorting this out.
