Trucks smoking and a ticking noise off and on

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Well i noticed today that my truck was smoking white smoke im almost positive thats its not oil .. so i think its antifreeze so would that indicate that is a an intake manifold gasket wasn't really thinking it was a head cause it dosnt over heat or run poorly....... also i have a taping / ticking noise besides the injectors so i wasn't sure i was told that could either be too much ware between my rockers and push arms but some one also sounds like a timing chain..... so the truck has 117XXX miles so just asking some opinions Thanks Derek

 

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Any Help!!!!!!!!

 

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Sounds like the loose intake manifold bolts.... try this:

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/40Problems.htm

As for the ticking....it's just the normal valve train chatter the 4.0 has. For some reason the upper lubrication of the 4.0 was left to luck and not designed very well.