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oil in coolant

Old Dec 1, 2006 | 11:01 PM
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Default oil in coolant

I found some oil in my radiator, but have no evidence coolant in the oil. Are head gaskets a common problem at all on these engines? I have 167,000 miles on the 5.9. Should I just get a low mile motor from a junkyard and swap it out?

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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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cracked heads are somewhat common
 
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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Yeah the heads are known to crack sometimes. If they are get some RT heads, probably cheaper then a junk yard motor.
 
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