crankwalk.

 

I have blown headgaskets without loosing compression also.

 

on this particular engine, im on lucky number 3. i have blown another one on a previous engine and compression was good then too.
so 3/3 have had good compression.

 

dane how manny deg of timing do u run?

 

15-23

 

ok well we got the car from pep boys, the mechanic showed me that when you start the engine cold, if you have the radiator cap off, coolant spews everywhere. We put the radiator cap on and jumped right on the highway, Jamie drove it all the way to lakeland (from brandon) with me following. The car ran at a good temp until she had to stop at a stop light, then it began heating up. Once she got going again it was okay. I never saw even a hint of smoke from the exhaust or anything. Got it to a shop where they had quoted $350 MAX to do the head gasket / timing belt / water pump. Seem like good guys.

 

i would go with the cheapest way possible... thats extremely to much for a head gasket change...

 

As Clint said, I went ahead and paid the money to get it fixed. I'm going to keep my car so glad I didn't go the cheap route. May have caused more problems in the long run... Got the car back and it's running better now than it ever did before.

 

$1,100.00 is too much for just head gasket labor. $350.00 sounds right. Being you're going to keep the car. Don't band-aid the problem. Get it fixed and be done with it

 

ur band-aid says brotherz racing on it