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justALnow
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Jul 06, 2013

Duramax bites the dust - Blown head gasket @ 102K miles

I'm bummed - Been a Chevy man all my life and spent extra money back in '05 for the dependability and reliablity of a diesel. 2500 HD Silverado CrewCab 4x4 barely made it past 100K miles and now i...
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UsualSuspect
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Jul 06, 2013
I am not sure I would look for a new crate engine yet. Find a good diesel mechanic first and have him look at it. Depending on how long it was driven like that you may just need to replace the head gasket and see if the heads are warped or not.

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