stevesmustang
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- June 21, 2009
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- City, State
- Jerome, Michigan
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 XLS 4 Door 4.0 liter
Hi i am new to site. I have a 2001 ford explorer, i just went to start it up today and the upper part of the motor was very noisy. I gave it gas and white smoke came out the exhaust. I was thinking maybe blown head gasket, but no water in oil. I had the thermostat stick on me yesterday on a hot day and it overheated. Do you think the heads are cracked? Why is the lifters sound so noisy now? I have changed headgaskets on them before and heard of cracked heads. How much am i looking at to get remanufactered heads? Is it normal for upper part of the motor to get noisy when it goes like that? Remember i have no water in the oil. But noise sound like a motor low on oil but in the valve covers. Thanks in advance