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Subject: KNOWN FOR BLOWING HEAD GASKETS

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Date Posted: 15:49:00 12/12/03 Fri
In reply to: Amin Rahimi 's message, "3rd Blown Head Gasket" on 19:37:32 11/29/03 Sat

ITS HARD TO SAY WITHOUT SEEING THE SURFACE OF THE BLOCK AND HEADS. THESE V6S HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 1 AND 6 CYLINDERS. EVERYONE SAY ITS A GASKET PROBLEM, BUT I THINK ITS POOR DESIGN. THE WATER PASSAGE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE CYLINDER AND THE GASKET BRAKES CAUSEING WATER TO GET INTO THE COMBUTION CHAMBER. SO WHEN YOU DO THE HEAD GASKETS AGAIN
PAY CLOSE ATTENSION TO FLATNESS TO THE DECK OF THE BLOCK AND HEAD. AND INSTALL TOYOTA UPDATED HEAD GASKET. GOOD LUCK YOU'LL NEED IT.
Yup. I just blew my third head gasket on my 3VZE. The
>first was at 50k miles which Toyota fixed for free.
>The second at 100k. The shop did an overhaul
>including resurfacing for much more money than I
>should have paid. Now, at 120k miles, my head gasket
>is blown again.
>
>What is causing these head gaskets to go bad? Is there
>anything I can do short of a 3.4 swap or should I just
>give up on my 4runner?
>
>Thanks.

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Re: 3rd Blown Head Gasket MDSchwartz 02:58:18 12/28/03 Sun

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>ITS HARD TO SAY WITHOUT SEEING THE SURFACE OF THE >BLOCK AND HEADS. THESE V6S HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 1 AND 6 >CYLINDERS. EVERYONE SAY ITS A GASKET PROBLEM, BUT I >THINK ITS POOR DESIGN. THE WATER PASSAGE IS TOO CLOSE >TO THE EDGE OF THE CYLINDER AND THE GASKET BRAKES >CAUSEING WATER TO GET INTO THE COMBUTION CHAMBER. SO >WHEN YOU DO THE HEAD GASKETS AGAIN >PAY CLOSE ATTENSION TO FLATNESS TO THE DECK OF THE >BLOCK AND HEAD. AND INSTALL TOYOTA UPDATED HEAD >GASKET. GOOD LUCK YOU'LL NEED IT. >Yup. I just blew my third head gasket on my 3VZE. The >>first was at 50k miles which Toyota fixed for free. >>The second at 100k. The shop did an overhaul >>including resurfacing for much more money than I >>should have paid. Now, at 120k miles, my head gasket >>is blown again. >> >>What is causing these head gaskets to go bad? Is there >>anything I can do short of a 3.4 swap or should I just >>give up on my 4runner? >> >>Thanks.
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