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with the truck at cold temp pull the oil stick out and see if the oil has a milky color. if so then pressurize system for leaks around head, intake .also look at coolant usage and unexpected temp increase while in operation or coolant odor all will follow with in some cases skipping large amount's of steam

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Q: How can you tell if water in tailpipe is from blown head gaskets?
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