Originally Posted by
More Power
Casey,
You've identified the cause as being head gasket failure... Most likely, a result of just end of life... sorta like the head gaskets on my '01 GMC. As long as you can't identify any other damage, I'd inspect the heads (for fire-ring wear groove, flatness, cracks, etc), and if good just clean them up, and re-install with new Fel-Pro head gaskets and Fel-Pro TTY head bolts. Remember that Fel-Pro produces +.010 over head gaskets for heads/blocks that have been decked. If you need it, send me your current mailing address, and I'll send you the current Troubleshooting & Repair Guide, which will walk you through the process of how I did our 6.5TD Power Project engine assembly - including head gaskets.