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SadMike
Explorer
Dec 10, 2013

454 /water in Cylinder 7 and coming out of exhaust pipe

I really need some help. I purchased a 1990 Fleetwood Bounder 34' with a GMC 454 in Oct 2013. I bought in Denver and from there I headed down to Arizona were I was for about 1 month. I drove for maybe...
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naturist
Nomad II
Dec 11, 2013
When the hose let go, the detail you didn't see was the temperature gauge (maybe has only an idiot light?) going through the roof.

I agree with the others, most probably blown head gasket, if you are lucky. That happens often when an engine overheats. If not so lucky, warped/cracked head. In any case, there is no cure save for fixing what needs fixed. Sorry to hear of your troubles, may the repairs prove less expensive than you hoped.

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