

| Subject: | Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix? |
| From: | Robert Stewart |
| Date: | Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:41:30 -0400 |
Thanks David. Appreciate. R On Aug 20, 2008, at 2:20 PM, David Kao wrote: > --- Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote: >> >> What should a 2 gasket head job cost? >> >> R > > About $100 for a set of gaskets. All the rest will be just time > and sweat. If the engine runs fine other than leaking it is not > hard to re-seal the heads. I have done it many times. The first > time I did it was for my 84 GL when it was at 120k miles. I did > absolutely nothing but re-sealing the heads. I have got 30k+ more > miles on it. It can be done in 3 days in a home garage. But plan > on a week long work and do it carefully without cutting any > corners. > > The work will make you forget the pain of losing a job while > waiting to find another one. Make sure you have good set of tools. > You will need to buy additional individual sockets. wrenches, etc. > in the middles of the project. It will be a fun project. This is > what I would do. But of course there are always other options. > > David
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