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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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RCMAN46
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Jul 15, 2013
The water pump on a Duramax is gear driven from the cam. So if there were a double seal failure it may be possible to allow coolant to get into the oil system.

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