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93 XR7 3.8L, Head gasket prevention?

Is there any way i can prevent my 3.8 from blowing another set of head gaskets.. The car has 65k and i dont know how they were blown originally, im going to be giving the car to my mom soon so i can have my 88 xr7, and i just wanted to make sure it was alright before i gave it to her... On another note my girlfriend has an 88 ls with 151k on the motor{3.8} runs like mint and has never had the head gaskets replaced..Whats up with that?:mad:
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93 XR7 3.8L, Head gasket prevention?

Reply #1 –
i think they can worpe over time but i dont know much when it comes to them. but if they are not on right they will go bad faster and the mostlikey thing i can think of would be overheating it would cause that to happen.
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93 XR7 3.8L, Head gasket prevention?

Reply #2 –
If they were replaced properly with the improved gaskets then it should be fine for a long time as long as the rest of the cooling system is up to snuff.
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

93 XR7 3.8L, Head gasket prevention?

Reply #3 –
Yeah i replaced the water pump and thermostat, spark plugs, plug wires and upper and lower radiator hoses..plus i flushed the  out of the block,,like 5 times.. thanks guys..
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93 XR7 3.8L, Head gasket prevention?

Reply #4 –
Really because of the factory gaskets they will just go when the feel like it. Just be nice to it and it should last awhile ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

93 XR7 3.8L, Head gasket prevention?

Reply #5 –
will do thanks... after i fixed it i loaned it to my buddy.. (who is not very nice to cars.. especially fords} luckily yoou cant burnout with the 3.8......and i got it back in one piece still running... our deal was he would rent the car for a few weeks and id get the 460 in exchange.. now i have the car and the big block....:}
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