Marie,

With the cost being a problem, it's the best option you have. Mine is a 84 with a 1.9L engine that suffers from the same condition and I have a appointment with my mechanic, me, in two weeks to do the job. It seems these engines have about 200,00 good miles in them but the heads are the weak point and many have done what he's described. Also he's already done a friends so he should know the procedure.

Joe
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marie Whitehead 

  "Do I have any other options at this point? The engine has a little over 100,000 miles and has been little problem for me for over 3 years. "

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