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Dang It. Feeling defeated again. 2 Head Gaskets? At the same time?!!!!

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#1 ·
Alright, I will start off by saying I love my Dodge. I always have and always will.
Now that that's said, I just need some verification from the knowledgeable community here. Here is a link to my truck with pictures and info about my first engine replacement because of a blown head gasket:
http://www.ramforumz.com/showthread.php?t=60083

Well, I have only put about 40,500 miles on it in the seven years since I replaced the engine. I cranked my truck in the morning a couple weeks ago and white smoke and check engine light popped on. So I turned it off and just walked my son to school that morning. I came back home and used my code reader and had 3 codes.
1. Multiple engine misfire
2. Cylinder 1 misfire
3. Cylinder 6 misfire

Okay I checked the firing order and this is it (which y'all probably already know):



So 2 different cylinders,on the opposite ends of the engine, and on the opposite sides of the engine.

Could someone PLEASE come in and save the day with an amazing solution that I never knew existed, and will be forever indebted for. Or:
Confirm my suspicions, and I have 2 blown head gaskets at the same time on both ends of my engine and on both sides of my engine.

BTW, this is a family truck, I carry my 2 boys and little baby girl with me everywhere. I would never risk my families safety by being stupid and hot rodding it around. I absolutely babied this truck.

Thanks for any help, you amazing group of people. I admire this community infinitely!
 
#2 ·
I know it may seem unlikely, but have you checked the wires/plugs?
Completely different truck/brand, but a friend of mine just had a similar issue but it ended up being loose and/or faulty wires and sparks.

It doesn't really sound like that is the issue, but that's a easy check anyway.

You bought a remanned engine, does the company stand behind it at all or has it been too long?
Additionally, when I first bought my truck, it started misfiring, ended up being a dropped rocker arm and a bad lifter. Not sure how they remanned (or if they upgraded the parts), but some of these engines are notorious for dropping their rocker arms.

Sorry, not really a mechanical type, but I hope you figure out what is wrong!

Good luck! I hope someone more knowledgeable than myself comes along to give you some insight.
 
#5 ·
Thanks for responding Kelsey, I Really appreciate it. But yeah, I checked all the wires and plugs, and just to make sure, I checked the continuity of the plug wires to rule out a shorted wiring. That was my first thought too, and I was really hoping was my problem. It wouldn't have worried me so bad if there wasn't white smoke while the engine was running. Oh and it is definitely coolant (BOOOOOOOO0 Lol).

Relax. Breathe.

Have you considered the possibility of an ignition issue, such as coils, plugs, crank angle sensor?

Try swapping the coils around to see if the misfire moves. If so, then you have 2 bad coils. You could also have a bad coil and a fouled plug. Or two bad plugs.

The white smoke, is it fairly consistent?
I sure did, and the white smoke is consistent for the first few minutes of driving. After a couple miles it goes away (even while idling). But I am losing coolant very very slowly.

It has never overheated, and I even have a Jegs Chrysler 160 degree thermostat to make sure it stays cool. Oh and I put a new water pump on it before I put the new engine in. The only thing not new on the engine when i put the new one in is the A/C compressor. Everything else is brand new(OOps, I put a new fan clutch on it when the new engine went in, but I just reused the old fan blades.).

I was kinda hoping the intake manifold was my problem, but the intake manifold on these Dodge's don't have coolant running through them.

Oh, and you're right deep breaths and calm thoughts Lol.
 
#3 ·
Relax. Breathe.

Have you considered the possibility of an ignition issue, such as coils, plugs, crank angle sensor?

Try swapping the coils around to see if the misfire moves. If so, then you have 2 bad coils. You could also have a bad coil and a fouled plug. Or two bad plugs.

The white smoke, is it fairly consistent?