blown head gasket... please help!

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Feb 24, 2006 | 07:15 AM

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D3L SOL

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blown head gasket... please help!

i just got back from the shop because my car was over heating and turns out i have a blown head gasket. there are bubbles in the radiator and its a little bit foamy. Does anybody know where i can get a new head gasket and where/who can install it for fairly cheap?

btw i have a 92 del sol.
please help me!

OK SO MAYBE ITS NOT BLOWN... I JUST TALKED TO SOME PPL AND THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT BLOWN. MY ENGINE IS ONLY AT AROUND 180 DEGREES WHICH IS COOLER THEN NORMAL. THERE ARE STILL BUBBLES BUT I THINK THAT IS BC I RAN OUT OF COOLANT. what do you guys think now?

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Feb 24, 2006 | 07:36 AM

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Drivermod03

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If you supply the gasket I can come to your house and install it for $150...And I think a head gasket is around $50...

Feb 24, 2006 | 07:47 AM

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whenever a headgasket is blown, its usually always a good idea to resurface the head too

Feb 24, 2006 | 08:08 AM

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Quote:

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whenever a headgasket is blown, its usually always a good idea to resurface the head too

Ive changed out 20-30 head gaskets..And unless the person drove around with it overheating for a long amount of time there usally fine..But hey what do I know I drive a Ford

Feb 24, 2006 | 08:27 AM

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fairly cheap?

cheap means cheap. the cheaper = shotty workmanship.

Feb 24, 2006 | 08:46 AM

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cheap=doing it yourself.

jamie is a good guy who knows hi shit also, i'd recommend him.

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Feb 24, 2006 | 09:25 AM

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92 del sol? You import this thing from overseas?

Feb 24, 2006 | 09:33 AM

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92 del sol? You import this thing from overseas?

i hope he meant 93.

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Feb 24, 2006 | 09:38 AM

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What do you consider fairly cheap?

My info's in my sig.

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Feb 24, 2006 | 10:46 AM

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OEM headgasket = worth the money spent

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