FA 10 Head Gasket Life

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   When I bought our FA 10 back about 2000 I was warned of a problem with the head gaskets.
The engine uses a deckless block, so there is a lot of the gasket exposed to coolant.  Over time the metal outer cracks, lets coolant into the matrix and rots the fire rings from the coolant side.

Replacement isn't a major job - just strip to where you can lift the head using one of the down bars (sweeps) as a lift point, clean up , replace and reassemble.

We have just replaced another one that was installed 2017, which is the third replacement.
The last one ran on green coolant, previous ones not so much.  And it seems more time related that hours of operation - this is a ranch use dozer.

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Ian Beale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Location: New South Wales Points: 932	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ian Beale Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: FA 10 Head Gasket Life Posted: 08 Nov 2022 at 3:37pm
	When I bought our FA 10 back about 2000 I was warned of a problem with the head gaskets. The engine uses a deckless block, so there is a lot of the gasket exposed to coolant. Over time the metal outer cracks, lets coolant into the matrix and rots the fire rings from the coolant side. Replacement isn't a major job - just strip to where you can lift the head using one of the down bars (sweeps) as a lift point, clean up , replace and reassemble. We have just replaced another one that was installed 2017, which is the third replacement. The last one ran on green coolant, previous ones not so much. And it seems more time related that hours of operation - this is a ranch use dozer.

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