Well, the difference 48 hours makes can be dramatic.... I started up the truck this morning and wanted to go to the front of the neighborhood, which is a little over a mile away. Pretty much nothing went right. The truck was idling very rough and sounded off. After letting it warm up some, I started off. I got to the other end of the street in the video and noticed that the truck was running very poorly and was absolutely belching smoke everywhere. So without hyperbole, I'd say it was smoking on the order of 10x what it had been the other day! So, I did a u-turn at that intersection and limped home. Straight into the garage. Now for the subjective part. To me, I thought the smoke was less blue and more white. I also noticed that it dissipated very quickly, unlike the smoke from the other day. That blue smoke kind of lingered. Clearly, something has gone wrong. My current thought is to pull the plugs and see if one (or more) of them looks clean or washed. I did check the oil and can't see any evidence of coolant in the oil. I'll also check the radiator to see if the level has dropped significantly. As luck would have it, I topped off the radiator before starting out today, so I have a good idea of the level before driving.
Please offer suggestions for diagnostic purposes. I can use the insight right about now.... If you all think a video would be helpful, let me know and I'll try to get one tomorrow morning. Sigh. I guess my project journal might have some legs left, after all.
