Head gasket or something else?

[tree98]

(03-09-2023 )schISM Wrote:  

(03-08-2023 )tree98 Wrote:  No Redland on the 870 you can safely remove it. You'll have 2 holes in the block that will need to be plugged with freeze plugs.

Would someone confirm this? What makes an 870 any different than the other series of blocks regarding proper coolant flow?

I know your looking for a response from someone else but...............They are indeed totally different. The 870 doesn't use the egr cooler as a pipe to get coolant to the back cylinder's. Instead it has 2 holes in the block right below #2 and a tube from the thermostat housing for coolant in and out of the egr cooler.