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Originally Posted by FMTRVT
OR .... the part entered the combustion chamber, the jamming of the object between the piston and head at TDC lifted the head and allowed for the compromise of the head/block seal causing the overflow and steam. The cooler itself may be fine, which you would not know until teardown examination.
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Hi Jack, I bought a diesel because I felt that it was built so much heavier that it would last longer. (and most of 'em do!)
You can see the indents on the aluminum alloy (I assume) piston, but no indents on the cast iron head. And I read someplace that the head bolt toque is waaaaaaay high on these, with THREE 90 degree torque-to-yield pulls, AFTER the inital 3rd pull of 80+ ft/lb's or so!
That's an awful lot of clamping force!
But (I think I mentioned this before) I have my old OTC 4 gas analyzer in the workshop and I've been able to measure incremental hc at the overflow, ever since the problem began....before AND after the initial repair. I TOLD THEM I suspected a head gasket, but they don't listen to a darn thing you tell them.
