dvozar
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- 2003 Explorer XLT
2003 Explorer XLT 4.0 V6. 215,000mi, temp gauge had always spiked hot for 10 sec every morning. The other day it stayed at HOT. I pulled over and whited smoke came out tailpipe. Coolant leaked out below reservoir. Car novice hear. Checked oil and had no water or grey substance. Towed truck home. Have not touched it since. Read a few threads here that said to start by changing intake manifold gaskets. Bought from Autozone for $17.(6 of them). Any help would be appreciated and if somebody could point me to the thread for step by step instructions. Otherwise if somebody wants to pick up a project from my house, let me know! (but I really want to fix this thing, if possible without pulling an engine!)