Q: My husband is in the mountains hauling a 40 ft gooseneck with 16 thou Pds. His truck was blowing white smoke, overheating and then
My husband is pulling a 40 ft gooseneck in Colorado with 16 thou PDs his truck was blowing white smoke overheated and stalled out he said fluid leaked out. Now he's broke down 24 hours away from home..What should be do? He just had all 32 pistons replaced a whole overhaul due to one piston blew. He says maybe transmission. Please help hope maybe someone has answers.???
My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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