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Posted by An86TexasStang (Member # 5806) on :
 
What can all be affected from a blown headgasket and how hard is it to replace a blown headgasket?
 
Posted by fiftee1989 (Member # 6128) on :
 
the car will overheat all the time because the water will leak into the cylinders and oil constantly. ive had it happen to my 89 and i lost all my water in about 45 minutes of driving... its just not a good idea to drive on a blown head gasket. ive replaced a couple on 5.0's and its not that hard. just make sure you check the deck and head for warpage at a machine shop, and buy new head bolts. if u have never done it before get a chiltons manual because there are a lot of steps involved [patriot]
 
Posted by An86TexasStang (Member # 5806) on :
 
appreciate the insight. So would you say it is a good deal to purchase a 91 with ALOT of extras for 850.00
 
Posted by skeletor1987 (Member # 6597) on :
 
if you can do the work yourself its definetly worth it. he is right it is a lot of steps, but if you replace the headgaskets you may as well put in a cam and ported aluminium heads at the same time! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by asskickn88 (Member # 4957) on :
 
I would try and make sure its only a gasket and not something worse. I had a guy try and sell me a car with a "blown head gasket".... it turned out that he melted a piston, damaged the block and head trying to run nos. If it is just the gasket then it sounds like a good deal but you also need to find out what caused it to blow in the first place.
 
Posted by phil a (Member # 6951) on :
 
pull the rad. cap to check for chocolate milk, easy things like that, etc.

if it is only a head gasket like he claims, see if he'll mind the ~1 hour pulling the heads off before buying the car, just to check pistons/cyl walls/etc
 




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