curroded plug??

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May 6, 2010 | 09:18 AM

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abarmby

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Originally Posted by cwboyjohnny24

"blue-ish" smoke is not a good sign. In my experience, that's not coolant that's oil. You will have some pretty extensive repairs coming soon my friend.

Correct.
Either it's a damaged piston/rings and or valve stem seals/head cracked/gasket gone.
Al.

May 6, 2010 | 12:33 PM

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From: The old famed Gen3 Broken Valve Spring Thread - https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen-ram-tech/237316

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Originally Posted by maverick_124

it was only that one i changed all 8 and the other 8 were normal lookin-ish...but were kinda looking like that but VERY slight..i already changed them all and gapped to .040 (old ones were between .042 to .058) and its running ALOT better and ALOT cleaner..and i have 178,xxx miles one it

What size motor you have..4.7 or 5.9?

Oil or ash encrusted plug is evidence of oil entry into that particular combustion chamber. Plus, your blue smoke. Sorry to say it but sounds like it's time for a tear down.