Head gasket, Egr or what

[Yeagerbuilt]

Hey guys,
I've been trolling the site for years. I've always had real good luck with fords and never needed to post...just enjoy reading. Three months ago i got a 2008 f-350 srw.

For the past week I've had hard starts. Then his weekend I was pulling a 15k lb gooseneck and got about 400 yds onto the road and the motor started whitesmokin and knockin real bad. Shut it down and called a tow. The truck will idle...but blows white smoke and given a little fuel starts to knock.

please advise and thanks in advance

135k miles
bully dog on tow
dpf delete

[Yeagerbuilt]

Ok more information...
no oil in the water or water in the oil.
starts and at idle it sounds fine but blowing lots of water vapor.
Should I get the egr delete?
Install and hope for the best?
Is there a way to test the egr before assuming its the problem?
also anyway to test the cooler.

[04hdfatboy]

could it be water in the intercooler? It sounds like it could be an egr problem but i am not sure how you would check for that. Is your coolant lever low?

[Yeagerbuilt]

yes coolant very low...all gone actually.
I had to put more water in and run it to check for oil in the water. She white smokes badly at idle and a whole lot at right off idle. I don't dare give more than 1/10" throttle. I ordered sinster delete...hopefully this fixes the problem. I don't think it will... but a $3000 repair on a truck I just bought for $25k is a very disappointing purchase.

[04hdfatboy]

Originally Posted by Yeagerbuilt

yes coolant very low...all gone actually.
I had to put more water in and run it to check for oil in the water. She white smokes badly at idle and a whole lot at right off idle. I don't dare give more than 1/10" throttle. I ordered sinster delete...hopefully this fixes the problem. I don't think it will... but a $3000 repair on a truck I just bought for $25k is a very disappointing purchase.

i think a cracked egr cooler might be your problem and i think the egr delete will fix it. I hope thats all it is. Let us know if it solves your problem.

[Yeagerbuilt]

egr delete came in today
I get it done this weekend and know more on Monday.

[Yeagerbuilt]

Here's the blackstone report from 4/6/11. Do you guys see anything odd??