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Originally Posted by edward pratt
Ok guys... bear with me. I have new head gaskets and heads. I am ready to put together. BUT... what way does the gasket go? It looks like 4 sheets of metal riveted together. 1 solid sheet and if you flip it 3 smaller sheets? Please help!!
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The gaskets go because they deform under the stress of heat and pressure. Normally overheating occurs when one (or more) of the coolers clog up.
On my truck the oil cooler clogged up and then over heated the EGR cooler which increased the stress factor and overheated the block. Overheating the heads occurs in an uneven way and deforms the area of which the heads are seated that sometimes stretch the bolts holding the heads in, giving a different clearance on the gasket. This normally allows fluids (usually coolants) into the cylinders and produces 'white smoke'. It also gives you what is called hydro-lock because the fluids do not compress the same as the fuel/air mixture and bends the piston shafts (sometime to the point of damaging the engine block).
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2003 F250 diesel 6.0L, crew cab, stock 145K
I have changed out the ICP, changed the oil, coolant, all filters and learning much more about the diesel world
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