# Leak or head gasket

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-or-head-gasket/45686>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, suburban, gaskets\
**Created:** [March 7, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-or-head-gasket/45686 "2010-03-07T07:44:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jwoodsjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@jwoodsjr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwoodsjr)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-or-head-gasket/45686/1 "2010-03-07T07:44:16Z")

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my truck starts to overheat quickly and then smoke starts to come from the radiator i put antifreeze in there but still overheats and smoke is it a leak in the radiator or head gasket

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-or-head-gasket/45686/2 "2010-03-07T15:31:35Z")

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Radiator leak for sure. Stuck thermostat maybe.  
Try the above before considering $$ for head gasket.