head gasket blowen?
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Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: hallandale beach FL
head gasket blowen? mechanic pushed some air pressure through the radiator to find the leak. turns out water pump is ok but the water is coming from around the intake. he says either the intake gasket or head gasket. no water in the oil but has not ran since it puked at night.
ne ideas besides what he says? ne price thoughts on what either would cost to fix? he cant do it.
ne ideas besides what he says? ne price thoughts on what either would cost to fix? he cant do it.
Well since the intake is DRY it can't be the intake gasket.
It could be a head gasket or cracked head. The price depends on where you take it and what they do. At a minimum you want to have the heads checked out for cracks and warping, and have them pressure tested. They may need to be milled for true. Then the gaskets run about $50 depending where ya get them from. Most shops charge @1500 for that job, you can do it yourself in a day or two depending on how long it takes to have the heads checked out and it would only cost a couple hundred if that.
It could be a head gasket or cracked head. The price depends on where you take it and what they do. At a minimum you want to have the heads checked out for cracks and warping, and have them pressure tested. They may need to be milled for true. Then the gaskets run about $50 depending where ya get them from. Most shops charge @1500 for that job, you can do it yourself in a day or two depending on how long it takes to have the heads checked out and it would only cost a couple hundred if that.
