A week ago i hauled a load of lumber and when i got back with the load i had antifreeze all over the front of my 1999 7.3 deisel motor. it appeared to be coming out of the water pump hole....so i added several quarts and got the level back up and drove it home, when i got home the antifreeze on the front of the motor was all dried up and not leakin at all. So i drove it here and there with no load and there was no more leakin...so yesterday i hauled another load and when i got back i smelled antifreeze and i have it all over the front of the motor again and also in my oil ...i drained out all the oil and id say there was probably a gallon of antifreeze in my oil ,the oil was slightly milky lookin ......the question is...did i blow a head gasket cuz my water pump wasnt working properly? Did i ruin my main bearings by running my motor with antifreeze in my oil? It ran that way for pry 50 miles. And also it wont start right now but it seems to turn over fine.
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Antifreeze in my oil
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I would think this is a head gasket issue. If your oil was milky then that's more than likely the reason your truck wont start. The injectors in the 7.3's use a high pressure oil pump (HPOP) and engine oil in the firing process. You more than likely have milky oil in you injectors and HPOP reservoir, and possibly injector damage also. Yes you may have also caused damage to the lower end of the motor. Sorry for the bad news.