[Shotimes] head gasket replacement

Kevin & Cheryl Airth clubairth@peoplepc.com
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:55:04 -0500


John:
 I would do a compression check first. With that many miles maybe just look
for another engine/long block in the sub 100K mile range? They are getting
pretty cheap. Check E-bay. The head gaskets alone are over $100 so your
parts bill will add up pretty fast.
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> So I found antifreeze in one of my cylinders (by-product of
> overheating the engine)...
>
> 1. Any suggestions?  (hints, where to buy a gasket kit, etc.)?
> 2. Anything else I should replace "while I'm in there?" It's an ATX with
> 16x,000 on the odometer.
> 3. And most importantly, is there an easy way for me to tell if I screwed
> up the engine (warped the heads, etc)?
>
> TIA.
>
> John.
> 94 ATX rare green