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: Head Gaskets


MEANMAX
11-07-2009, 06:42 AM
OK,How many HAVE NOT had head gasket problems? I'm #1 with 71000 on the odometer.

grandpa truck
11-07-2009, 07:36 AM
Knock on wood, No problems 104,000. I have a 04.5 LLY

bartman39
11-07-2009, 08:18 AM
Knock on wood

Sorry no wood around but knocking on the head counts... :eek::D

108K...

Ace in the hole
11-07-2009, 08:34 AM
90,000 and all is good.

jlawles2
11-07-2009, 09:42 AM
126k+. No heads and no water pump. I need to go beat down a forest somewhere.

Farmboy51
11-07-2009, 10:07 AM
165,000, water pump and other maintenance issues.

chevy_69k20
11-07-2009, 06:51 PM
143,000 and driven like a ZO6 vette every day!

Big Chris
11-07-2009, 07:43 PM
98,000 miles and no issues. I've had a tune of some kind in it for 75000 of those.

KevinsDMAX
11-07-2009, 08:04 PM
82,2XX and no head gasket problems. Have used PPE on level 3 for about 15K.

skleppy
11-07-2009, 09:13 PM
168K miles and counting no problems here

RayK
11-07-2009, 09:26 PM
72k driven with an egg between the foot and accelerator.

What causes the head gasket issue in the LLY anyways?

2damaxx
11-07-2009, 11:43 PM
119,598.0 and head gasket blown at #1 cylinder, and hole in #2 piston . all within 2 months. ppe on #5 of 10, fass 150, aurora 3000.

Diesel_Day_Dreamin
11-08-2009, 07:48 AM
64,000 here and no problems... I'm worried though. :uhoh2: My truck has cycled through the heating issues and one has to wonder. The dealer has even replaced my intake with the LBZ system under warranty (overheat TSB).

What symptoms should I be looking for?

nevinbretz
11-10-2009, 04:01 PM
77k and some change...EFI Live for the last 20k or so. I don't baby it much. Keeping my fingers crossed and my eyes open and my senses alert while driving.

Turbobruce
11-10-2009, 07:00 PM
53k and no problems but I'm sweating bullets. I hope it's not as big of an issue like I think it is with the lilly.:eek:

Dukeymax
11-10-2009, 07:22 PM
72k driven with an egg between the foot and accelerator.

What causes the head gasket issue in the LLY anyways?
driving the ever living shit out of it.
adding all kinds of power and not getting rid of the exhaust,not watching your EGTs etc.....
101,236 miles and no problems

careshir
11-10-2009, 08:50 PM
Glad to hear you're using this: I plan to keep it much more aggressively up-to-date than has been the case in the past, but don't hesitate to let me know if you find errors or need clarifications.

Dukeymax
11-11-2009, 12:03 AM
Glad to hear you're using this: I plan to keep it much more aggressively up-to-date than has been the case in the past, but don't hesitate to let me know if you find errors or need clarifications.
what the hell did you just say:confuzeld

MEANMAX
11-11-2009, 06:22 AM
Glad to hear you're using this: I plan to keep it much more aggressively up-to-date than has been the case in the past, but don't hesitate to let me know if you find errors or need clarifications.




What???:drinking:

brandenash1
11-12-2009, 12:30 AM
Got 48,500 Miles and havent had a problem, no overheating issues to speak of...

66bullet
11-12-2009, 11:47 AM
98k - waterpump last year under warranty. That's it. I am afraid to even type "head gaskets"!

marc23760
11-12-2009, 05:55 PM
135,500 and no headgasket issues. Lots ofhighway miles and im always easy on it when the engine is cold.

dmaxboy08
11-12-2009, 06:10 PM
133,XXX miles water pump replacement about 3000 miles ago but still all good on headgaskets

big silver1
12-03-2009, 07:42 AM
72 000 miles and the gasket on the pass side is gooone. just happy to have a friendly mechanic help me rebuild it for a good deal. I have ran the truck at the track a few times.. made pulls against countless stuff on the street. hell even fired a 100 shot on it to kill the rest of my buddies bottle before I gave it back to him. I took it off shortly after, the tranny wasn't a major fan of it lol. These trucks are a blast but sure can get expensive. I love beating on stock mustangs etc with a big lifted truck tho.

Mike2112
12-03-2009, 08:41 AM
#25

115,000 miles (with twins for the last 30,000)