Lets just say.... I blew a Head Gasket
03-12-2008, 12:07 PM
#1
Lets just say.... I blew a Head Gasket just for ***** and giggles and tossing around the idea of how much money I have to dump into this POS...
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What would be indications other than Water in the Oil??
Blowing white smoke out the ***, leaking coolant like a drunk leaking urine, and in general....running like ****
Car is in the shop as I type, just bored at work, and don't wanna go back there to the mechanic's shop and ask ?'s that I don't wanna hear answer's on to begin with.
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What would be indications other than Water in the Oil??
Blowing white smoke out the ***, leaking coolant like a drunk leaking urine, and in general....running like ****
Car is in the shop as I type, just bored at work, and don't wanna go back there to the mechanic's shop and ask ?'s that I don't wanna hear answer's on to begin with.
03-12-2008, 12:34 PM
#4
same setup on the gas for about 3-4 years now. She's taken a beating like a champ, 131K on it right now.
If thats the case, I'll pull both heads and throw a mild Sunset Racecraft port on em, and maybe change out bumpsticks....if its gonna cost me anything, might as well do it big and do it right the first time!
It won't even fire right now...ws just running bad, now it will just turn over, not crank, and if it does crank, it sounds like a ******* 555 Solid Roller BBC
If thats the case, I'll pull both heads and throw a mild Sunset Racecraft port on em, and maybe change out bumpsticks....if its gonna cost me anything, might as well do it big and do it right the first time!
It won't even fire right now...ws just running bad, now it will just turn over, not crank, and if it does crank, it sounds like a ******* 555 Solid Roller BBC
03-12-2008, 01:28 PM
#6
ya, and I wan't going to run point this yr anyways. Just hit up some of the larger payout events and test out the cars 1/8th mile legs on the BIG shot......if I didn't crater the motor now, it's bound to happene soon enough at either DTR in Midland, or Abilene! haha!
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03-15-2008, 11:18 AM
#8
cost me about 270bucks total, thats sending the heads off for a valve job (140) then just buying 2 seperate head gaskets, the kits for expensive/waste. intake manifold set (12) and then head bolts (50)
then just 2 days one saturday to take it apart, and one saturday to put it back together.
wasnt really all that difficult if you have one of those fancy 500$ snap on digital torque wrenches that to angle torque
then just 2 days one saturday to take it apart, and one saturday to put it back together.
wasnt really all that difficult if you have one of those fancy 500$ snap on digital torque wrenches that to angle torque
03-15-2008, 05:11 PM
#9
I paid someone to do mine = $1500, including head work. I was going to do it myself, but the parts alone were about $250, I have no experience with the dreaded "angle torque wrench" and I have more money than time.
