View Poll Results: Have you had a blown head gasket on your 6.0?
I have blown head gaskets on a completely stock 6.0
15
46.88%
I have blown heads gaskets with mods such as exhaust and or air kit
5
15.63%
I have blown head gaskets using a tuner or fuel box
12
37.50%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll
Blown Head Gaskets
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From: AB/BC
I got both heads on the same day. Three ton in the box 35+ lbs of boost what a mess ,coolant covered the entire engine compartment. Slowly drove with the temp gauge past the red 4-6 times until I could get 10+ liters of water in the truck. Then back on the highway heading home with the truck running like a top until I passed a transport and the water pump packed it in. She got me home with the payload so I fixed her up and love her even more.It was my right foot that took out the HG I was watching the boost gauge when they popped.
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
Your missing a few options on the survey. I have blown heads while I was using a tuner, do I know for a certain fact that my tuner did indeed cause the problem, no I don't. A survey like this is fraught with problems because someone might think that they have blown heads because they were using a tuner, but they in truth had head problems before they even put the tuner on the truck. I for one can't say that the tuner cased my head problems, but until my truck had puked on the dyno after having put ARP studs in(I did the studs because I was doing injectors so I figured I had for sure gone over the top with what stock could handle) I didn't know I had head problems. There was no indication either(tea kettle sound etc) to lead me to believe I had head problems until after I had the studs put in. Since you don't have the option: had head problems but don't know if it was caused by the tuner I won't be able to cast a vote on this survey.
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Originally Posted by davinh19
It would also be interesting to see how many people run a tuner and haven't blown a headgasket.
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The poll is flawed in that the choices assume your answer is yes to the question and that you've had a blown head gasket. What if your answer is no and you haven't had a blown head gasket? There's no choice for this option. Seems to me there should be at least one more choice to include no blown head gasket.
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Originally Posted by Powerstroke_wannabe
The poll is flawed in that the choices assume your answer is yes to the question and that you've had a blown head gasket. What if your answer is no and you haven't had a blown head gasket? There's no choice for this option. Seems to me there should be at least one more choice to include no blown head gasket.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-vs-stock.html
All this poll is for are those who HAVE blown head gaskets. As far as this poll goes don't really care about those who have not blown head gaskets. Trying to see the comparisons between those 3 issues (stock, air kit or Exhaust, tuner/fuel box.) So what might seem incomplete to some is very complete to those of us who are considering future modification, whether it's a tuner or fuel box.....
Feel free to do another poll and include those who have never had a blown HG...... That sounds great too!
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Originally Posted by brickie
I voted for having blown HG with a tuner but my truck had bigger injectors was overloaded and I over boosted it. Where do I fit ,what was the breaking point? Was it the tuner?
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Originally Posted by scottman70
This poll was based on another thread, and is consitent with that threads question:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-vs-stock.html
All this poll is for are those who HAVE blown head gaskets. As far as this poll goes don't really care about those who have not blown head gaskets. Trying to see the comparisons between those 3 issues (stock, air kit or Exhaust, tuner/fuel box.) So what might seem incomplete to some is very complete to those of us who are considering future modification, whether it's a tuner or fuel box.....
Feel free to do another poll and include those who have never had a blown HG...... That sounds great too!
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-vs-stock.html
All this poll is for are those who HAVE blown head gaskets. As far as this poll goes don't really care about those who have not blown head gaskets. Trying to see the comparisons between those 3 issues (stock, air kit or Exhaust, tuner/fuel box.) So what might seem incomplete to some is very complete to those of us who are considering future modification, whether it's a tuner or fuel box.....
Feel free to do another poll and include those who have never had a blown HG...... That sounds great too!
or influencing the outcome to be what you are looking for.Someday maybe a real poll with the above choices + 2 more.
Tuner No head problems
No Tuner No head problems (that would be me, maybe I'll get to vote in the next Poll BUT I sure DON'T want to vote in this one!)
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Originally Posted by albran
It's called "cooking the books" or influencing the outcome to be what you are looking for.
Someday maybe a real poll with the above choices + 2 more.
Tuner No head problems
No Tuner No head problems (that would be me, maybe I'll get to vote in the next Poll BUT I sure DON'T want to vote in this one!)
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or influencing the outcome to be what you are looking for.Someday maybe a real poll with the above choices + 2 more.
Tuner No head problems
No Tuner No head problems (that would be me, maybe I'll get to vote in the next Poll BUT I sure DON'T want to vote in this one!)
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WOW! I have never seen this much whining about a poll? Hey if your HG's haven't popped yet, good for you! Just trying to get some info on what type of setups have more HG issues, simple as that.....
I expect more people have not had HG issues. But with the few who have it would be nice to know if they were modified.
I expect more people have not had HG issues. But with the few who have it would be nice to know if they were modified.
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Originally Posted by scottman70
WOW! I have never seen this much whining about a poll? Hey if your HG's haven't popped yet, good for you! Just trying to get some info on what type of setups have more HG issues, simple as that..... I expect more people have not had HG issues. But with the few who have it would be nice to know if they were modified.
I expect more people have not had HG issues. But with the few who have it would be nice to know if they were modified.
.Probably impossible to have a politically correct poll you would have to have year, tow, no tow, heavy tow etc, etc.
But this will be VERY interesting to watch, THANKS for setting it up.
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