IH D282 Head Gasket

Hi, I have known that the D282's had more bolts holding the exhaust manifold on then it held its own head on with. Heard from different people that the d282's are known for their poppin' head gaskets if people messed with the fuel or put turbo's on them. I was curious wether or not there were extra, heavy duty built head gasket's for these motors, like a stronger material or something. See, why I am wondering, is because i have a turbo to fit onto it. i already created and welded all of my brackets, its ready to bolt right on. but what is holding me back, is I'm just worried about popping the head gasket. The reason i want to use this turbo is because i want it to sound good. I use my 706 just to drive in parades, rake hay, and all light duty stuff. we have much bigger equipment to do the tillage and hard work. my 706 doesn't do anything tough, i just want to put this turbo on because i want to hear it. i mean there isn't anything wrong with that is there? its not a sin. we do all our hay cutting, disking, baling, and planting with big (200 hp) equipment. would i be safe with the original head gasket i have in it already? remember, this is just a "parade" tractor, meaning it does little to nothing except drive up and down hilly roads. Thank you everyone and this great website for giving me the chance to learn more and more.

The only reason you would have more head gasket trouble with a turbo than without a turbo is real simple. I you build more pressure in the cylinder it will have a tendency to have more problems. If you do not increase the fuel setting and it is where it properly belongs, and you never load it heavy, no problem. If it smokes more than a light haze now under load, no turbo, you are over fueled.

Years ago I had a TD9 92 series and a TD9-B. Both had a DT282 turbocharged engine. Never had head gasket problems. They were both direct drive crawlers.The TD9-B could be had with a power shift transmission, then they came with a D282 non turbo engine.
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Bolt it on and have fun with. A good bit of the scare with this subject is just people repeating lore that they heard or read. I knew of several 706 and 656 tractors back in the day that were worked with M&W turbos and the owners had no more (but no less) head gasket troubles than the that were not turbo'ed. Good bolts, the right gasket, a flat head and a slight over torque does wonders. Can't remember the over torque but it really helps.

Thank you very much for your words. they relax me. Im finding videos like this on the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTjkiZyuRT8 with turbo charged turned up d282's, i am not feeling so scared, since i am just driving in parades anyways. Thanks guys.

This 460 Diesel at 400 horses plus had a reason to pop
head gaskets but yours will be fine..This one actually
had a D-301 with a o-ringed head..

You have to watch IF you tear it down and get the right head gasket. There is or was a running change in the d282 engines. Original the sleeve came flush with the top of the block and used one head gasket then latter engines the sleeve actually stuck up past the block and they used a different head gasket. Soon or latter most heads cracked but I have seen them ran for years with a cracked head. Little white smoke when it starts then clears up and runs fine. Slap the turbo on there and let it go. If you mess with the fuel pump and timing you can get it to be a pretty hot engine....for awhile. LOL

Okay, thank you all. Yea, it is a 1966, the serial number was very close to right before they dropped the 310's into them, So i assume this 282 has the late model head which will keep me more protected of blowing the gasket