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$200 job if you can do it...
Posted by jimtimkim (more from jimtimkim) on Sat, 19 Feb 2005 04:04:12
In Reply to: white smoke, rough idle..., RedAeroGirl, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:06:02
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Sorry to hear about your HG. but I highly doubt that pothole incident is related to the HG. the 'jolt' may have accelerated the need for a new HG, but in the short future, even if you didn't hit the pothole, you would have needed a HG. My mechanic friend often tells me that he would fix one thing on the car, but something totally unrelated would also go wrong. Oh well.. Most places will charge more than $1k. I did it myself for about $200 in parts, including dissassemble, clean, resurface, reassembled head. I did 'invest' in $500 in tools, jacks, manuals, etc.. So I've spent nearly $700 on my HG, but now I'm left with the tools for other DIY's and intimate knowledge of my car's piping and upper engine :) Plus, the initial 'fear' is gone and now I'm not apprehensive about car repairs. (I've pulled an engine and put it back since...) May be the Red Aero Girl and Silver Aero Guy can try a HG date for a weekend? :) Anyways, good luck...
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Posts in this Thread:
- white smoke, rough idle..., RedAeroGirl, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:06:02
- Sigh. It wasn't just the head gasket., RedAeroGirl, Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:12:50
- $200 job if you can do it..., jimtimkim, Sat, 19 Feb 2005 04:04:12 <-- Viewing This Message
- We sure do love our cars..., Aero9k, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:47:02
- Update from RedAeroGirl.....DARN IT!, SilverAeroGuy, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:58:51
- ..stopp driving it!, JasonS, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:42:58
- Those are the same symptoms I had..>>, PGAero
, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:34:23 - Check oil for white residual or possible water or, TKC, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:00:49
- White smoke is coolant making it into the cyl., aeroblues, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:17:00
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