1999 CHEVY 1500 4.3 SHUTTERED AND DIED AT IDLE..

Asked by SGBLANKENSHIP Sep 29, 2017 at 09:55 AM about the 1999 Chevrolet C/K 1500 LS Extended Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My sons truck died at a stop light. Would start after several seconds of
cranking and giving a little gas. Ran very rough. However, only with high
rpms would it keep running. Idle and would vibrate and die.
I was checking the Mass Air Flow Sensor when I found water in the air
intake tube between the MAFS and the Intake. Then I checked the oil and it
was milky like water in oil. Then the Radiator over flow tank was low.
I was thinking probable intake gasket. However, what would cause water in
intake tube?
Do you think intake would happen suddenly like that?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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beatupchevy answered 6 years ago

sounds like you have a blown head gasket , a compression test will say for sure or not , usually it's a result of over heating but they can just decide to quit also

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