ice445
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The simple answer to this question is, did your block have the little notches cut between the cylinder walls like previous 2.3 Mustang blocks? If so, you fucked yourself. You've set up exactly the same failure scenario as the RS situation, by creating a channel coolant can enter but not escape, which will cause boiling and early gasket failure. It works fine now, yeah, but I doubt it makes it past 20,000 miles.I understand the cause for concern. Therefore I should probably remove the "Focus RS headgasket statement". The head gasket Purchased is indeed the new revised "factory head gasket for my engine. It just happens to share the same part number as the Focus. It seems to me that the Ford engineers redesigned the headgasket to accommodate both engines to avoid future mishaps and to add better sealing capabilities. My point; if one was to go to the dealer and ask for a head gasket, then that person would recieve the new superceded gasket that it now on my engine.
If the little notches have been removed in later blocks and replaced by the single hole, then it makes sense both engines are using the same gasket now. Do you not remember OP? You seem very dedicated to convincing everyone but a simple picture of your block before the head gasket was laid would put this issue to bed.
Also it took me 8 seconds to find the correct head gasket on Tasca. According to my research, this fits up to 2019 engine blocks. 2020 may have finally had a change to where that RS gasket will fit, but any other engine before that? You need the correct one. https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-part...4JnQ9ZWNvYm9vc3QtcHJlbWl1bSZlPTItM2wtbDQtZ2Fz
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