No, I don't have a 3.0 with blown head gaskets. I've also never seen one. Reading posts here it sounds as if some folks are seeing blown head gaskets on at least a few 3.0 Vulcans. It's certainly not epidemic like on the 3.8s, but it sounds as if it's also not rare. I recall in it's early days there were some broken head bolts that caused coolant leaks, but that was very early in production. I can also see how the "Brown Coolant" concerns in the late 90s could lead to head gasket erosion. Obviously, it can happen to any engine, especially if badly overheated. How many here have actually seen a blown head gasket on a 3.0 Vulcan engine? I'm just curious, as I've personally seen or heard first hand of it. I'd like to get an idea of how common it is (is becoming?).
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