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Re: 2.1 HEAD GASKET
Posted by Saabnutt (more from Saabnutt) on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:59:50
In Reply to: It just has to be that @%$&#@@ INFAMOUS 2.1 HEAD GASKET, Frank Myers, Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:09:25
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Frank! The common problems with the Saab engine is that there are water ports in the casting that get blocked of when installing the head gasket. not to mention the cast iron engine block and the aluminum cylinder-head thermal expansion differences. At the water port holes that are blocked off, after many miles, the gasket material tends to get eroded. Then we come to the head/engine expansion differences. Also, after many hot/cold cycles, they just fail. I did the head gasket on my 91/900s after the Starbucks Mocha Man showed-up in the coolant. It was so bad that I have to replace the hoses because the oil swelled them. I changed the head gasket, but failed to JB-Weld the eroded area at the blocked off water passage. When I start the car now, a small amount of anti-freeze mist, shorts out the #1 plug for a few seconds and then catches. Still run great, but I need to do the cylinder-head again. I plan on getting a re-man-head from "Clear water Cylinder Head" for $350-$400, and they just trust you to send back the core without a core charge. It's not that you drove the car hot, it's just that it's one of the problem to expect when owning a Land Jet!
Posts in this Thread:
- It just has to be that @%$&#@@ INFAMOUS 2.1 HEAD GASKET, Frank Myers, Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:09:25
- Re:Pitting / JB-Weld, Saabnutt, Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:31:06
- join the club, I'm fixing mine now, Bill7, Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:53:30
- Re: It just has to be that @%$&#@@ INFAMOUS 2.1 HEAD GASKET, Peter Martin
, Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:30:14 - Re: 2.1 HEAD GASKET, Saabnutt, Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:59:50 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: It just has to be that @%$&#@@ INFAMOUS 2.1 HEAD GASKET, Landjet
, Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:19:00
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