It's official

[Curtis@Vision Diesel]

Saturday was driving out to my dads shop to change oil and install a new thermostat.....untill pow and a bunch of white smoke. Here is the after math. Yes not one but both head gaskets are destroyed! All happened at 55psi

In this one you can see where I no longer have a freeze plug as well. Haha!

Looking above cylinder #1 where my push rod should go.

Driver side

Passenger side

 

[dirtboy25]

Time to upgrade...

 

[Curtis@Vision Diesel]

Got gaskets, springs are one the way. Getting some quotes on ARP's, heads are going into machine shop this weekend. Block is going in to just to be checked over to be on the safe side and over looked.

 

[juniort444e]

55psi, what turbo are you running.

 

[davey99ps]

I've got my studs, springs, pushrods, an new gaskets sitting on the shelf waiting on me to find the time to put it all together. In the meantime, I keep waiting for this to happen everytime I really get on it. Good luck with getting it back together, hope its not to bad

 

[tmillburg]

hey, i dont know if anyone tokd you or maybe you already know buttttt your gaskets are junk


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[Curtis@Vision Diesel]

hey, i dont know if anyone tokd you or maybe you already know buttttt your gaskets are junk


Translated from Morse Code

LOL. Roger that!

 

[smokedout250]

Holy chit bro!!!! Hmmm I see ba mods in your future!


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[Derek@Vision Diesel]

haha

These never get old.... wanna see an even better one?

Yes we are going 45mph and no the truck we are riding in is not running, and yes the gaskets failed about 15 minutes before this

 

[flippincgfighter]

That dodge is lifted too high.....haha

Wow you really blew it. Way to go Kurtis!

Tell Derek to keep his fingers off the pistons before you take pictures.

 

[Hotrodtractor]

Saturday was driving out to my dads shop to change oil and install a new thermostat.....untill pow and a bunch of white smoke. Here is the after math. Yes not one but both head gaskets are destroyed! All happened at 55psi

Let me get this straight..... you were going to install a new thermostat - so you knew something was wrong with your current thermostat..... and you still thought that 55psi while just driving out the the shop was a good idea on a truck with a bad thermostat AND no head studs?

Amazing.

 

[Curtis@Vision Diesel]

Let me get this straight..... you were going to install a new thermostat - so you knew something was wrong with your current thermostat..... and you still thought that 55psi while just driving out the the shop was a good idea on a truck with a bad thermostat AND no head studs?

Amazing.

Live and learn

 

[broncof250444]

That sucks, been there before a couple times with my 7.3

 

[TurboM700]

Let me get this straight..... you were going to install a new thermostat - so you knew something was wrong with your current thermostat..... and you still thought that 55psi while just driving out the the shop was a good idea on a truck with a bad thermostat AND no head studs?

Amazing.

Was thinking the same thing. Some times your cant fix stupid.

 

[Bustedknuckles]

Was thinking the same thing. Some times your cant fix stupid.

Yes you can, put a cummins in it.

 

[Curtis@Vision Diesel]

Was thinking the same thing. Some times your cant fix stupid.

Good one

 

[Derek@Vision Diesel]

It has nothing to do with being stupid, he was fully aware that the possibility of blowing a head gasket. When the time came he would pull it and stud it, fix oil leaks, and deal with some exhaust leak issues.

I believe calling it stupid is a little harsh....

 

[Dieselboy.]

No, Im with HRT.

55psi and no studs ?

What mods do you have to hit 55psi ? I thought that was a typo for 5psi.

If you cranking that much boost in her with no studs what did you expect.

 

[smokedout250]

He knew it was gonna happen! It was his choice! You may think its stupid but it all comes down to what he thinks and what he chooses to do. He is taking the proper steps to fix the issues now!


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[Derek@Vision Diesel]

No, Im with HRT.

55psi and no studs ?

What mods do you have to hit 55psi ? I thought that was a typo for 5psi.

If you cranking that much boost in her with no studs what did you expect.

I think he meant 45psi... Its a stock turbo still.

Just pushing the limits of things and then upgrading them. If he was afraid to break something he would of studded it in the truck. Instead we pulled the motor and are doing springs/studs/up-pipes/fixing oil leaks.

In no way was anyone surprised or upset that it happened, it was actually fun int: