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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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is their a place to get a full gasket set for my 1988 7.3l? my head gasket is leaking and i am not shure about the oil cooler leaking yet. i am thinking about just pulling the motor and rebuilding it just to be shure it is fixed and in good condition.or i might just replace the head gasket and go from there because their is a tight time and budget.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Any good parts house can get the full gasket set. It won' have the oil cooler o-rings though.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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i know it is a pita but if i let tne motor in the truck how hard is it to replace the head gasket? and is their any other gaskets i will need or anything else? also about how long will it take?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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i know it is a pita but if i let tne motor in the truck how hard is it to replace the head gasket? and is their any other gaskets i will need or anything else? also about how long will it take?

I just did mine in the truck, didn't rush, so I cant say how long start to finish, probably close to 20 hours. Getting the heads in and out was the only real issue, but I used an engine hoist so it wasn't too bad...
make sure you get a return line kit for the injectors in addition to the gaskets.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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I've done 6 set's of HG's in truck. Is a PITA with a turbo. NA is easy.

Definately spend the $40 for the Oil cooler rebuild. Is a TOTAL PITA otherwise.
 
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