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Intake manifold or head gasket?

Tiny
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I have a 1998 Ford F-150 v6 4.2L w/112000 miles on it and the other day I was coming home from work when I noticed the trucke wanting to die when I would slow down to turn. When I accelerated it was real sluggish and didnt want to go then finally it kicked in and took off. It did this all the way home till finally(thank god) as I was pulling in my driveway it died. I popped the hood and some steam or smoke, it looked like steam was seaping out from the righside firewall and from my air filter. Also I noticed the coolant resevoir bubbling. So I took the oil cap off and at the tip of the cap was some milky oil, also checked the dipstick and same on the end of it. Is it a blown head gasket or what. Thamks for the advice.
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Friday, October 19th, 2007 AT 12:28 AM

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Tiny
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Be more descriptive. The power steering got hard to turn? Loss of power? Pulling?
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Friday, August 3rd, 2007 AT 8:56 PM
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If their is coolant in the oil or oil in teh coolant it is definetely a blown headgasket. Replace and you should be good to go.
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Friday, October 19th, 2007 AT 8:22 AM
Tiny
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Also change the oil!
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Friday, October 19th, 2007 AT 8:27 AM

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