A short drive from NH down into Mass and you will find Scott Hovey's MassDiesel shop.If Scott can not do the work then no one can in New England.

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If nothing is taken off the head when it is done(and I highly doubt that will happen as every used head off a 6BT is off enough to redeck)you will loose a tad of compression with a .020 marine gasket.The marine gasket is stronger than the original and will take as much abuse as you can give it IF the head is installed and the PROPER retorques are done.As for cold weather starting,mine has had a .020 gasket on it since the first head job and I run with more than 20 drgrees of timing with no cold start issues.The truck is my daily driver and it sits out all night long during the winter with no aid of being able to plug it in and when I come out,cycle the grids and twist her off she lights and goes.

 

i would have to agree, i think them marines are strong and have little to no effect on cold starts. i havent noticed any differnet whith running mine

 

Definite typo on my part.

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quote=94cummins12v;336795]you wouldnt have a head anymore if it was 448psi. i was hitting 45 easy with a stock head no o-rings or studs. till i put my exhaust break on, then that gave me the excuse for studs and o-ring and port/polished exhaust[/quote]
Why did the install of an exhaust brake give the excuse of o-ring of the head? Has to be more to the story than that.

 

Why did the install of an exhaust brake give the excuse of o-ring of the head? Has to be more to the story than that.[/QUOTE]

if i remember he installed the exhaust brake and ended up popping the head gasket shortly after.

 

hey guys i was thinking of head work myself i hear alot of people using cometic gaskets what are the pros and cons to using one

 

if i remember he installed the exhaust brake and ended up popping the head gasket shortly after.[/QUOTE]

yepers that was the issue so when i pulled the head i had it o-ringed, ported and polished and orderes a set of ARP studs