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Old 09-07-2008   #5
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Re: Blown head gasket= bad head???

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Originally Posted by brando View Post
every time you take off a head it will warp. ask any machinest and they will tell you this. when you take it off you will need to mill it down. now that isn't hard and its pretty cheap but they will probably find some bent valves also
I dont know who you heard this from or what machinists you've been talking to, but I have replaced many head gaskets on a lot of vehicles with the heads perfectly fine. Especially on DSM's. I always check the surface of both the block and head, but rarely is the head warped.
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