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not always, depends where the gasget has blown or head has cracked as to where the watr goes, in your case waters leaking into the cylinder and probably not the oil
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bry40l wrote: not always, depends where the gasget has blown or head has cracked as to where the watr goes, in your case waters leaking into the cylinder and probably not the oil hmmm i hope not i shall let you all know when the mechanic calls |
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| fordnut1988 |
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mechanic rang head gasket blown leaking water into cylinder 1 $966
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Gasket + head bolt kit = $200
acid bath and head clean up = $200 Time = 4hrs
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| fordnut1988 |
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the sam wrote: Gasket + head bolt kit = $200 acid bath and head clean up = $200 Time = 4hrs whats the acid bath and clean up do i need it? |
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fordnut1988 wrote: the sam wrote: Gasket + head bolt kit = $200 acid bath and head clean up = $200 Time = 4hrs whats the acid bath and clean up do i need it? Good practise to make sure everything is good before just slapping in a new gasket. You will find out to what extent you may need to go when the head comes off. I was just having a stab. My head cost about that for a reco (acid bath, new valve seats, new exhaust springs and retainers)
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im pretty sure it only just blew the gasket yesterday as it only just started throwing steam out the exhaust yesterday so hopefully not much damage
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Its not a matter of how recently it happened. All the internals may still be old and ratty. Its an old car and to endure its longevity its worthwhile taking care of it.
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the sam wrote: Its not a matter of how recently it happened. All the internals may still be old and ratty. Its an old car and to endure its longevity its worthwhile taking care of it. yeah i understand were your coming from also its a reco head which would suggest to me its happened before any suggestions on preventing it from happening again?? like maybe a diffrent type of gasket also did your car run good again after replacing the gasket? |
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fordnut1988 wrote: the sam wrote: Its not a matter of how recently it happened. All the internals may still be old and ratty. Its an old car and to endure its longevity its worthwhile taking care of it. yeah i understand were your coming from also its a reco head which would suggest to me its happened before any suggestions on preventing it from happening again?? like maybe a diffrent type of gasket also did your car run good again after replacing the gasket? for best results use a genuine au mls head gasket, not any of the aftermarket composite types, and keep your cooling system clean, coolant flush every 2 years and use good quality concentrate coolant, not the cheap a** pre mixed stuff... |
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TROYMAN wrote: fordnut1988 wrote: the sam wrote: Its not a matter of how recently it happened. All the internals may still be old and ratty. Its an old car and to endure its longevity its worthwhile taking care of it. yeah i understand were your coming from also its a reco head which would suggest to me its happened before any suggestions on preventing it from happening again?? like maybe a diffrent type of gasket also did your car run good again after replacing the gasket? for best results use a genuine au mls head gasket, not any of the aftermarket composite types, and keep your cooling system clean, coolant flush every 2 years and use good quality concentrate coolant, not the cheap a** pre mixed stuff... ive been flushing every 6 months but i use the cheap a*** pre mix coolant not knowing there was much of a diffrence what brand do you guys use? |
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| fordnut1988 |
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also should i buy new head bolts or can i reuse the old ones?
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you new head bolts, they are not ment to be re used...
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fordnut1988 wrote: also should i buy new head bolts or can i reuse the old ones? If you are doing it yourself, get a workshop manual. If you don't feel confident, pay a good mech to do it. |
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the headbolts work like a rubber band, when you tighten up they stretch like a rubber band, once they have been undone they are useless
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