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Aluminum Heads?????

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Old 07-29-2007, 07:22 PM
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Aluminum Heads?????
Did the 2003 diesel 3500 ever come with aluminum heads??
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The only diesel im aware of that comes with Aluminum heads is the Duramax. I am not aware of any Cummins engine with an aluminum head.
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Didn't the Power Joke have aluminum heads with the stretching head bolts?
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no. PSD has iron heads.

dmax is the only one with aluminum heads.

IIRC all of the big three use torque to yeild head bolts....
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