Engine overheated replaced water pump, milky oil and white smoke. Head gasket? Intake? Bad water pump seat?

[tyraykeewenaw]

I have a 2001 Dodge ram 2500 with the 5.9 gasser.
I was at the bar, drinking, and my water pump was weeping. I had to no choice but to cripple it home 7 miles. It stalled twice. I went and got a water pump and threw it on in a rush. Instantly there was white smoke puffing from my bad exhaust manifolds and tailpipe. Milky oil. Turned it off and haven't run it since. The truck already has 160 thousand on it. Should I dig in and put a new gasket/heads on it? Retrace steps and do the water pump again? Or just get a new engine? Please help.

 

[Fast69Mopar]

I have a 2001 Dodge ram 2500 with the 5.9 gasser.
I was at the bar, drinking, and my water pump was weeping. I had to no choice but to cripple it home 7 miles. It stalled twice. I went and got a water pump and threw it on in a rush. Instantly there was white smoke puffing from my bad exhaust manifolds and tailpipe. Milky oil. Turned it off and haven't run it since. The truck already has 160 thousand on it. Should I dig in and put a new gasket/heads on it? Retrace steps and do the water pump again? Or just get a new engine? Please help.

I wouldn't replace the engine for a bad head gasket(s). Pull the heads and place a true straight edge across the deck of the head and check the flatness. Also, inspect the material between the valve seats and inspect for cracks.

If the heads are still flat I would clean it all up and put on a new pair of head gaskets and roll with it. If the heads are warped they can be machined to a certain extent and replacement cylinder heads are not terribly expensive. A set of EQ cylinder heads wont break the bank either and their are plenty of the Magnum heads available from so many different suppliers.

 

[MarkMac77]

An overheat followed by coolant in the oil is a classic indicator of a blown head gasket.

How attached are you to the truck?

My 2001 Ram is my favorite. I prefer it to my 2018 Cummins and my wife’s 2022. So if I were in your shoes I (personally) would scrounge a salvage yard 5.9 magnum and swap it in. I’d replace a bunch of stuff, like motor mounts, clean the engine bay, etc. This would get me back in the driver seat of my baby in a couple days.

Then long term I’d have the original engine rebuilt.

Honestly, swapping in a complete salvage yard engine might be your cheapest solution, assuming you can do your own labor.

 

[Dodge 1500 4X4]

Pull the heads and take it from there, have them machined, replace gaskets and any other worn parts.

 

[GTyankee]

If the Heads are off the engine
have the machine shop MagnaFlux them for cracks
Online they call it Dye-ing
another method is Pressure Testing

 

[mtofell]

I was at the bar, drinking,

I appreciate your honesty.... most of us would have said we were at church