Lima Head Gaskets

[EMB1230]

Is it somewhat common for them to fail on the the older ohc 4's? I've seen a few Mustangs online lately they either have had a new HG put on, or needs a new one.

 

[RonD]

Haven't seen a lot of head gasket issues with the 2.3/2.5 Lima engines, valve train issue on some.

When cooling systems get older they will often cause overheating which will cause head gasket issue but on any engine.

 

[scotts90ranger]

It's more common to crack a head than blow a head gasket from my memory over the years... in over 100k on my truck I've had a cracked head (that didn't seem to cause much of an issue so it wasn't very bad...) and I don't blame it with all the hose failures I'd had...