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Default I'm Hopeing this is not a Head Gasket

Hi All .... A few years on my way to Brisbane I boiled the jeep a few times big time a thermostat died on me in the middle of no where once fixed all seemed ok and has been for years now recently I think the gasket might be starting to fail.....
Symptoms............
Cold....Start Engine....idle rough but after 30 secs it settles down to 750 rpm
a lot of condensation coming out the exhaust in fact there is a water stain in the exhaust pipe
Off we Go.... if you put your foot down too much its like the car is flooding its the same on petrol/lpg if you try to go too hard it flutters and sometimes pops back through the throttle body sometimes stalls...... once you get up to temp it behaves the exhaust pipe is Dry its just when its cold? my oil is not milky I cant figure it out my only theory is perhaps there is a small break that weeps when cold but as things heat up and expand ?
it seals ??... and then runs good
any ideas ?
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