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| Joseph Mills |
 Jun 1 2004, 05:58 PM
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on a Sonoma diet now...  Group: Members Posts: 1,482 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 39  |
I've been waiting all afternoon to go down and pick my car up from the garage. When I took it in, they were behind in their work and it's taken a few weeks to get it fixed. I took it in to have a header leak fixed that had just become noticeable, and on the way the clutch cable snapped, so I also had the cable replaced. Couldn't wait to get it back.
I called to make double sure it was ready. There was a hesitation on the other end of the line, and then I was told that my header leak is actually a blown head gasket and will cost 1400.00 to fix! IF the head is still okay! WTF! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) This is a very reliable and honest shop. They said most of it is labor. How serious is a blown head gasket? I was told the headwork would be about 80.00 to true the head up. Does this sound right? Then they said, unless things were really bad and they had to replace the entire head. Not sure what that would be. I probably put about twenty miles on the car after I noticed the leak. Once before this happened and it actually was a loose header. Could I have done much damage in this length of time? Will both head gaskets have to be replaced? At first I thought, well okay, I don't really have the funds for this, so I'll do part of the work myself. Of course, then I remembered, unfortunately, oh yeah, I'm not a mechanic! I've never "dropped" a motor in my life, much less "pulled" a head! This is very depressing! Right now I'm just kinda stunned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| Toast |
Jun 2 2004, 10:37 AM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,377 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yea, changing a blown head gasket is a pain in the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) because you dame near have to take the engine completely apart. But even with the labor time, it shouldn't be $1400! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
Changing the head gasket is realitively simple if you have someone who know how to help you. (its easier if you have two people anyway.) But I agree with some of the others about not even putting a new gasket on. I thought a head gasket was to keep the radiator fluid from mixing with the oil... hummm.....doesn't seem like the teener would have that problem ehh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (I know, real corney) |
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Posts in this topic
Joseph Mills BAD NEWS for me! Jun 1 2004, 05:58 PM
vsg914 Bummer Joseph. Don't do anything till we talk ... Jun 1 2004, 06:07 PM ChrisReale I thought blown head gaskets happened to water coo... Jun 1 2004, 06:09 PM SLITS The builders on the forum say not to use the head ... Jun 1 2004, 06:15 PM SirAndy ... Jun 1 2004, 07:11 PM Joseph Mills Jake Raby ah, what a classic!
The blown head gasket did... Jun 2 2004, 06:50 AM Pnambic Pelican has a good walk-through for dropping an en... Jun 2 2004, 10:10 AM
seanery $24.99. I had a taller cart that wouldn't... Jun 2 2004, 10:37 AM |
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