Head Gaskets
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From: Monroe, WA
I've done several in the truck, it's a lot of work, but so is removing the whole engine and then tearing it apart. All you need is a good cherry picker and a good memory to remember which bolts and pushrods need to stay in the heads.
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From: Mission BC
It wasn't so much the work as it was difficult to get the heads back in place without damaging the head gaskets. The headset was $400.00 Cdn with tax at the International dealer. $152.00 for 8 German glow plugs. Like I said not fun but at least that is fixed right.3 inch exhaust next. Couldn't have done it without all the good infomation in this forum. Moe
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From: Calif, moving to Whidbey
I've now done it both ways. For me, in the truck was better, if you're just doing head stuff.
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From: parkersburg usa
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took me about 13 hours to do both heads in truck working outside not toooooo bad of a job but deffinitley something i wouldnt do every day hardest part is getting that heavy iron off the engine
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