If it was removed then YES.
The gasket for a 1997 pickup was around $40.00-$50.00, if i remember right and that was at NAPA.
400.00
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your head gasket is probaly blown.
maybe ablown head gasket
napa auto parts
Sounds like you've lost a head gasket.
you buy a manual and read the section referring to head gasket installation.
call auto zone and have them look up both parts and see if part numbers are same.
Is it the 86 or 86.5?
which one the center or the side?