Some of you may have seen the thread about my head gasket leaking coolant down the side of the block.. When I take this thing all apart, what should I replace it with? I'm planning on having the head milled and have a valve job done while it's apart. I'm thinking about studding it too, but I didn't realize head studs were almost $500. I do a fair amount of towing, but I've never seen the boost over 36psi, so would a stock gasket work? Are firerings a good idea on a daily driver? I only want to change it once

 

i put a felpro in mine they have been doing gaskets a long time so i trust them

 

cummins is the way to go

 

I put a cummins Hg in the one I had

 

I say anything under 40psi of boost, stock stuff will work fine.

 

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The Members here are giving you good advice. I also feel that the Cummins Head Gaskets are the best. But FWIW,......I am running 14mm studs and firerings on my 1996 Dodge CTD 12 valve and it is a "daily driver." I have had this set-up in the truck for over four years now with no problems at all.
There are some who say you cannot run firerings in a "daily driver" but IMO, that is just not true. The only negative thing about them is the cost factor.

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John_P