# Blown Head gasket

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 12, 2010, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blown-head-gasket/255961 "2010-12-12T11:06:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blown-head-gasket/255961/14 "2010-12-13T21:48:18Z")

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> [@Yet another Talon build 1g](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/yet-another-talon-build-1g/38030/6):
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> Awesome! Thanks. I pulled the engine. It’s a disaster. When I picked up the vehicle, it had the M50 manifold swap. The dipstick was never bolted back to the block. You can just imagine how much oil is caked on everything below the intake. I’m going to take my time and clean it up nice and replace all the gaskets. I’ll post some pis of the oily mess tomorrow.

Might as well pull the front timing chain cover and replace those metal gaskets too. Also recommend putting on a drilled oil pump nut for safety wire and wire it to the oil pump sprocket. Cheap insurance while you’re this far into the motor now.

Let me know when you need the cam tools. I’ll try to remember to put them in the truck tomorrow so I have them on hand when you call.

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