This is by far the worst bad head gasket symptoms I've seen. //cloud.tapatalk.com/s/67cb4b61c8955/20250307_143603.mp4
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That's the worst
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Well, at least it was easy to diagnose. 
I saw that once, LB7 with a lifted cup though not a headgasket
Every lml that comes in for head gaskets has pistons starting to crack. The last 2 have been only on drivers bank, total of 5. All vertical cracks too.
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^^same. We straight up warn the customers the possibility is high for cracked pistons
I warn them as well. Whichever repair they initially arrive for, customers frequently are already aware of the other possibilities on an lml, so they come prepared to spend a boatload on preventative stuff while it's down for whichever repair is required.
Hard to schedule around this stuff. I've been tempted to have a new or rebuilt short block ready to go in stock but there are so many options for upgrades as far as crank, AF cam, etc etc I haven't committed to that yet
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Hard to schedule around this stuff. I've been tempted to have a new or rebuilt short block ready to go in stock but there are so many options for upgrades as far as crank, AF cam, etc etc I haven't committed to that yet
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All years. No obvious signs. Only way to know is a good borescope down the glow plug hole or pull the heads… or wait till a piston lets go lol
06-16, that I've seen, are far more likely to crack pistons than 01-05 trucks. LMLs seem to be the worst overall in my experience.