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Old May 31, 2023 | 03:29 PM
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Head gasket?
My 1985 ford f250 with the 6.9 has oil on the rad cap. But the truck only has 91,000 miles on it. Is this common?
 
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Old May 31, 2023 | 08:12 PM
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You got a 5 digit odometer. But honestly the first thing i'd do is redo the seals on your oil cooler
 
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In addition to resealing the oil cooler you might re-torque the head gaskets. I seem to recall reading that there was a TSB to do this at dealerships on the 6.9l & 7.3l IDIs back in the day.
 
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