Overheating / Head Gasket Troubleshooting

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      Hi everyone !

   I wanted to post the following link for help in troubleshooting cooling system issues.   I found the following link to be most helpful in solving the quetion of whether I had a bad head gasket or some other culprit causing an overheating issues I had on a previously-unkown vehicle, and following my engine refurb.

https://troubleshootmyvehicle.com/gm/4.8L-5.3L-6.0L/bad-fan-clutch-troubleshooting-case-study-1

Please note there are 3-sections (pages) to the article.   The author mentions that the van guinnea-pig had been diagnosed by I think two other shops to have a bad head gasket.   
In the end, I discovered my problem to be a faulty Fan Clutch.
And i know our early Willys do not have fan clutches, but the rest of the overheating troubleshooting pertains (ccolant flow, proper thermostat operation, etc.).

   I liked the section where he singles-out the head-gasket as being OK.

     Len

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	Hi everyone ! I wanted to post the following link for help in troubleshooting cooling system issues. I found the following link to be most helpful in solving the quetion of whether I had a bad head gasket or some other culprit causing an overheating issues I had on a previously-unkown vehicle, and following my engine refurb. https://troubleshootmyvehicle.com/gm/4.8L-5.3L-6.0L/bad-fan-clutch-troubleshooting-case-study-1 Please note there are 3-sections (pages) to the article. The author mentions that the van guinnea-pig had been diagnosed by I think two other shops to have a bad head gasket. In the end, I discovered my problem to be a faulty Fan Clutch. And i know our early Willys do not have fan clutches, but the rest of the overheating troubleshooting pertains (ccolant flow, proper thermostat operation, etc.). I liked the section where he singles-out the head-gasket as being OK. Len