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  1. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    The first time around they took 0.003" and the second time they took 0.005"
  2. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    Results Thought I would update you all on my results. After waiting in line for a heated garage, I tore it all back down and didn't find anything obviously wrong. Before pulling the heads I pulled 125 ft/lbs on all the studs again, I got a little bit out of a couple but not enough to worry...
  3. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    Thought I would update you all on what I have found so far. I found a Medium duty truck dealer that sells GM products, and talked to one of the tech's that works on duramax's all the time. He recommended a few things to try: That I get a pressure tester on the cooling system to figure out what...
  4. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    That is what I am afraid of. Do you think it is worthwhile to try and torque them again? Or pull everything and put another set of gaskets on?
  5. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    You are right on the 125 ft lbs. I was going from memory. However "tighten the nuts in three equal steps" is how I got the three numbers. See: http://arpinstructions.com/instructions/230-4201.pdf
  6. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    I replaced the cap when I put it all back together. It doesn't seem to matter if i have the new or old cap installed.
  7. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    I though it was odd too, however before I tore it apart the top radiator hose would be hard after sitting overnight. No smoke at start up. I will hopefully have time to pull glow plugs tonight and check. Maybe compression check also.
  8. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    bump
  9. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    I put on an EGR delete while is was in there. So there is no cooler that could leak.
  10. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    I used OEM Grade C gaskets. I torqued the heads per ARP's directions in a series of 45, 95, 135 Ft. Lbs just went through once each. Used a brand new snap-on clicker torque wrench.
  11. J

    LLY: After Head Gasket Questions

    I just recently did head gaskets on my 05 lly at ~135,000 mi because i had a hard upper radiator hose along with puking coolant out the overflow anytime I filled it. I found the rear cylinder on the passenger side seemed to be the culprit (cyl #7). I cleaned the block with a fine scotch-brite...
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