Milky Oil
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I'm willing to bet a cold beverage that too much material was removed in the wrong area of the head when it was ported and it cracked.
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Bingo... did they port new or used heads?
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I would not take that bet.
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Heads Don't Have freeze Plugs in them!!!
If the SHOP told you this Above^^about a Freeze Plug in a Head then there NOT Very Good Shop IMO!!
There Trying to Cpover there Screw up
Have them Show you the Failure and don't call tghem just show up at there shop
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You guys are asking me questions I can't answer at this time. I am getting 2nd hand info from my daughter-in-law who is pretty bright, and somewhat knowledgeable in car mechanics. Her dad raced Nascar in the 70/80s and also owned a shop for years. I did not think there were freeze plugs in the heads either, but I have been wrong before.
I know the mechanic who is a close family friend, but I am not going to get myself personally involved at this point, since this situation has been very stressful on him also. He is eating all of the extra labor, even though at this time we do not think it was his fault.
Will keep you all informed of what transpires.
Chips2000
I know the mechanic who is a close family friend, but I am not going to get myself personally involved at this point, since this situation has been very stressful on him also. He is eating all of the extra labor, even though at this time we do not think it was his fault.
Will keep you all informed of what transpires.
Chips2000
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sorrey there could be some things wrong with second hand Info
I think your right to not get involved at this Point
all I can say at this Pooint is Good luck and Please Post the outcome thanx!!!!
I think your right to not get involved at this Point
all I can say at this Pooint is Good luck and Please Post the outcome thanx!!!!
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So Tim told me where the Freeze plug was "In the Head" and Right when he said it I remembered
Thanks Tim You were just Looking at them a week ago LOL
So Oil does come to the Top of the Intake/Head/Rocker Carrier Whatever you guy would Like to Call it
Comes from Inject and Hydralic Pushrod
SO Not a lot of Oil and the Head/s would have to be Craked Damage a Certain Way
Maybe the SHops Dead On the Money Here with a Bad Head I think im with them Now
Ill try to Find a Pic of thos Freeze plugs But I could see it on the Passenger side Head the Front one
so 2 Freeze Plug PER Head
Thanks Tim You were just Looking at them a week ago LOL
So Oil does come to the Top of the Intake/Head/Rocker Carrier Whatever you guy would Like to Call it
Comes from Inject and Hydralic Pushrod
SO Not a lot of Oil and the Head/s would have to be Craked Damage a Certain Way
Maybe the SHops Dead On the Money Here with a Bad Head I think im with them Now
Ill try to Find a Pic of thos Freeze plugs But I could see it on the Passenger side Head the Front one
so 2 Freeze Plug PER Head
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UPDATE #2
Hey All,
I just picked up my son's truck and it is running fine now with new stock heads. The shop sent the bad heads back to the so called reputable supplier....BIG mistake. They said that now they have the heads, the shop could not prove that the problem was them, so they are not going to even replace them.
The above wording was from the shop owner's dad who was helping, so I don't know how accurate it is and I don't know if they are going to send back the defective heads or not.
The shop owner said it was the most expensive loss he has ever incurred
Thanks to everyone for trying to help.
And a big thanks to Blade35 for posting the pics and confirming freeze plugs are in 6.0 heads. It was new to me, too!
Chips2000
I just picked up my son's truck and it is running fine now with new stock heads. The shop sent the bad heads back to the so called reputable supplier....BIG mistake. They said that now they have the heads, the shop could not prove that the problem was them, so they are not going to even replace them.
The above wording was from the shop owner's dad who was helping, so I don't know how accurate it is and I don't know if they are going to send back the defective heads or not.
The shop owner said it was the most expensive loss he has ever incurred
Thanks to everyone for trying to help.
And a big thanks to Blade35 for posting the pics and confirming freeze plugs are in 6.0 heads. It was new to me, too!
Chips2000
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Hey All,
I just picked up my son's truck and it is running fine now with new stock heads. The shop sent the bad heads back to the so called reputable supplier....BIG mistake. They said that now they have the heads, the shop could not prove that the problem was them, so they are not going to even replace them.
Chips2000
I just picked up my son's truck and it is running fine now with new stock heads. The shop sent the bad heads back to the so called reputable supplier....BIG mistake. They said that now they have the heads, the shop could not prove that the problem was them, so they are not going to even replace them.
Chips2000