NO_SPRK

hey guys. havent been on in awhile. hope everything is good with you all.

so for awhile now ive been thinking my headgasket is going south.
no milkshake but i think im blowing compression into the cooling system. if i boost too hard my radiator hoses become very hard and i end up blowing all my coolant out into the over flow bucket.

has anyone else experienced this? has anyone tried to torque the headbolts down before deciding to install a new head gasket?

FYI as you can see in my sig my truck is a non-IC with the pump maxed out, fuel pin cut, BAHF and 3.5" exhaust. i also have a stock turbo and i can push about 36psi give or take a few psi depending on air temp.

thanks alot for any help. PS!!! anyone have the part number for the .020 over factory cummins headset?

wannadiesel

You can try a retorque but it may not work. Head gasket time.

JD730

Is it a fresh head gasket or an old one? I did a retorque on one I blew and it sealed back up, but it was less than 2 years old too.

Free89W350

I don't have the number for the complete set but here is the # for the .020 head gasket. 3283339

Thunderhog

That is EXACTLY what happened with my Rig. As I was pulling Head bollts, I started seeing soot on some, not good! The gasket hed been leaking combustion gasses past the gaskets compression rings in the last two Cylinders for what I would assume was a substantial period of time. No Coolant loss, no Coolant in the Oil, no Oil in the Coolant. It finally started blowing coolant out of the recovery bottle on my way home from the last trip. When my Coolant temp dropped from 180 to 165 I knew I had lost coolant.

Put a gasket on it, KNOW you have done it right. Retorquing the bolts MAY buy you a little time, but it is not a "repair". My 2 cents

Oh, and when you get that shiny new gasket from your friendly Cummins dealer, don't be shocked when ir reads "MADE IN CHINA"

China is going to the Moon? Would you ride in a rocket that was "MADE IN CHINA"?

stinkindiesel

Don't they sell them at Harbor Freight?

Crossy's son

And for god's sake get new bolts or studs.

NO_SPRK

about 2 years ago it had a whole head job done to it and the truck was a virgin then i got it and turned it up and beat the P*SS out of it! so its been good to me.

NO_SPRK

thanks. ill post the head set number when i finaly take the time to TRY and read the engine number and call cummins

NO_SPRK

yes i plan on studding the head when i change the gasket

Thunderhog

LOL! thanks for the laugh! I cannot believe they are still in buisness!