[boggerr]

Yep went pop.........Anyway is there one particular brand you guys are using or is the Fel-pro alright to use?.
I guess this is a good time for head studs and vavle springs.

 

[joediesle]

Should of bought a cummins..fool

 

[boggerr]

Wise arse. Hey thanks for the ride tonight, oh yeah thank your wife again for the burgers.

I bet the people behind me tonight were surprised with all the smoke I let out

 

[Short Bus]

Id just go back with stockers and h11 studs.

 

[TerminatorEngineering]

I agree with Luke. Sorry to hear about the head gasket Kenny, but it could have been much worse.

 

[UNLIMITED_DIESEL]

COMETICS!!! Take your pick on the studs. We have been using ARP's and Cometics. Not one leak in over 2 years.

 

[TerminatorEngineering]

With stock rods, those stock gaskets should be fine. Besides, they make a great fuseable link.

 

[389SixPack]

Yep went pop.........Anyway is there one particular brand you guys are using or is the Fel-pro alright to use?.
I guess this is a good time for head studs and vavle springs.

Kenny, that sucks. On the way down or back from Joe's? I'm guessing you were getting on it?!! No lock I hope?

 

[Charles]

Cometics. Stock gaskets are going to let go again quick. They aren't worth a crap without lots of miles on them. Once they've got 150 or so thousand miles on em they become "one" with the heads and block.

BTW, keep an eye out for the blown cylinder to have a nice little window below it in the near future.

 

[TerminatorEngineering]

Uhhhhhhhhh, where's Lott hiding? Stock gaskets should be just fine, for those stock rods.

I don't think Kenny restarted his engine after it blew the gasket.

 

[joediesle]

He did not start it. We waited for a tow and my wife brought us burgers and frise why'll we waited.

 

[DarkShadowDiesel]

i believe elmo is running H11s and stock gaskets oke:

 

[strokin_early_99]

:stupid:

 

[gregrob]

I would not run cometics unless you can pull the engine and have it surfaced, as well as the heads.

but what do I know.

 

[TerminatorEngineering]

I would have to agree :stupid:.

Besides, if your on a tight budget, replace the one bad gasket only with a factory OEM gasket, and stud it.

In the mean time, find another 7.3 and do a full build.:ford:

 

[boggerr]

Kenny, that sucks. On the way down or back from Joe's? I'm guessing you were getting on it?!! No lock I hope?

Heading back home, getting on the turnpike. I got on it and about 40 mph the tires broke loose, I thought holy schite thats some power then the white smoke out the stacks.Found out after i pulled over the antifreeze shot out the resevoir down the side of the truck and on the tires.

No lock up, I think I got it shut down in time, Ill find out more in alittle while.

Well I think Im going to go with stockers and studs but the crazy part is Im going to pull the engine to do it, I think it may be easier and I can clean things up a bit.

Thanks for the replies, need one more opinion....Do I get-r-done and still make Texas.:rockwoot:

 

[boggerr]

Cometics. Stock gaskets are going to let go again quick. They aren't worth a crap without lots of miles on them. Once they've got 150 or so thousand miles on em they become "one" with the heads and block.

BTW, keep an eye out for the blown cylinder to have a nice little window below it in the near future.

Charles, I hear you on that. If I could find a good place that I trust to take care of the surfaces i would go with Cometics, but around here thats hard to come by.There is very, I mean very few people I let touch my vehicles, very anal about that. I do all the work myself only thing that wasnt done by me was the trans.

 

[imelmo]

i believe elmo is running H11s and stock gaskets oke:

Yup, stock gaskets here with no problems. I think BigR's running stockers too.

 

[Short Bus]

Danny, I thought you were running cometics ?

Yes i forgot about the heads and block needing to be surfaced for cometics. I would not recommend them in this case.

 

[Charles]

Bare in mind that some of the people suggesting stock gaskets also like to pop those stock gaskets as well.

It's not as if they aren't letting go at times. For whatever reason Mike mentioned something about a gasket letting go the other day (may have been kidding, who knows) and I know Luke had one or both let go on him.

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