

| Subject: | Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat |
| From: | Abel Longoria |
| Date: | Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:42:16 -0500 |
I'm currently having mine rebuilt.. How many miles on your engine? Where are you located? There's a inch of rebuilders on the west coast that can do it. I'm in Texas.. None here really so I had to ship mine to California for the rebuild which it's currently getting done now. Abel. On Mar 19, 2015 11:32 AM, "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > First - it overheated. Then came the fun. Oil leaks. Found split push rod > tubes. Then discovered bent push rods. Next a loud tick or clatter that > won't go away no matter what - so bad lifter perhaps the result of > overheat. Now discover coolant in reservoir going down while overflow > reservoir filling up - meaning a blown head gasket. What next? > > At best this calls for head reseal with new gaskets and a valve job on > each head. At worst, since it was overheated, a rebuild or replacement. > > Are there other considerations I should make? > > John >
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