It is possible that the PO had a blown head gasket replaced, but failed to clean out the oil. Now, if it turns out this is notthe case, then yes, you either have a blown gasket or a crack between the oil and water galleys some where.

You do not have to have pressure buildup in the cooling system to indicate a crack or bad gasket.

You can even have "compression sharing" between cylinders, without any mixing of oil and water or cooling system pressurizing. That is why you do a compression test with the injectors or GP's removed, or spark plugs removed on a gasser.

So, as Brian said, go through your diagnostics steps and post them here.

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