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In what the old timers called the "good old days," blown head gaskets used to be a real pain in the...well, you pick the body part. Poor machining practices that left the decks of both the heads and ...

The popular Civic, CR-V, and Accord models are all impacted by premature head gasket failures.

It's common knowledge that head gaskets are a necessary evil in our world of internal combustion. "The purpose of a head gasket is to seal the cylinder head and engine block," explains Kevyn Kistner ...

The conclusion of our “head gaskets the right way” series brings us to the infamous 6.0L Ford Power Stroke—an engine notorious for its combustion sealing issues, especially at modified power levels.

Ray Bohacz is a technical writer in both the automotive and agricultural industries and has been featured in more than 44 different magazine titles with over 3,000 published technical articles.

Inside an internal combustion engine is an intricate web of small tunnels or passageways that enable oil or coolant to flow, which helps keep everything lubricated and operating at the proper ...

Nearly everyone has heard the words “head gasket” at some point in their life, but nowhere near that many people actually know what one is or what it does. The head gasket is a seal that lives between ...

A head gasket failure can turn a dependable vehicle into an expensive repair project, which makes engine selection important ...

Most people probably don’t think about gaskets very often. Yet, they reap the benefits provided by gaskets every day of their lives. From the electricity they use—produced by power plants that have ...