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Jan 22, 2009 | 12:00 AM

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Does anyone know of an online retailer where I can purchase the parts to put headgaskets on my truck? I just discovered that I had coolant in the oil myself today. Or are they all ford patrs?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/advertise/advertisers.html > go 4 links down to FTEpartsGuy.

For the head studs, check out JCwhitney, or Summitracing. I haven't checked to make sure they had it, but you can also just google it.

Jan 22, 2009 | 07:08 AM

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Does anyone know of an online retailer where I can purchase the parts to put headgaskets on my truck? I just discovered that I had coolant in the oil myself today. Or are they all ford patrs?

You should be able to get everything you need at Summit.

Jan 22, 2009 | 08:05 AM

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summit racing doesnt show that it has much of anything for the 5.4

Jan 22, 2009 | 08:30 AM

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Summit part # FPP-1141L & FPP-1141R .Left and right head gaskets.

Jan 22, 2009 | 09:00 AM

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I saw that they have the head gaskets. But the don't have a complete kit. Which is what I would need beause I would basically be rebuilding the whole top end of the motor.

Jan 22, 2009 | 03:56 PM

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coolant in engine oil

Called two dealers in my area for a price. 1st dealer said $2800.00 for both head gaskets. 2nd dealer said get rid of truck. It's to costly and to much a pain in the *** job!

Jan 22, 2009 | 05:58 PM

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I am being told to just put a junk yard motor in mine. $1100 give or take and two days of my labor and waalaa. But I dont know what I am gonna do.

Jan 23, 2009 | 07:56 AM

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There is no easy or cheap way around the potential head issue. The 5.4L in my 1997 van (115K miles) had an issue with blowing white smoke out the exhaust. An obvious coolant leak. Got help from someone with access to a repair shop. Pulled the heads and changed the gaskets. Had the heads checked and everything. Put it back together and it ran fine for 3 weeks and then white smoke again. Took it to Ford who said a pressure check could isolate the leak. They told me there was water in the oil and I needed a new engine. $7000!!!!. No isolation as to the potential cause. I got a junk yard engine with 20K miles for $2000. With two people working a long weekend (about 30 hours total) put the engine in. That was 6 years ago and the truck is still running great. Later I started to find posts about head issues and torqueing concerns with the heads on the earlier modular motors.