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  1. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    IF you know the hail is coming and must park outside, try strapping mattresses and couch cushions and folded blankets and spare kids to roof and hood and windshield area.
  2. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Yeah; that sound means the thrummalator has failed and put the moneysucker into overdrive. Unfortunately the thrummalator is NLA, so eventually the whole truck will explode. Best I take it now, before someone gets hurt. What’s the address?
  3. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I'll even take it off his hands. No charge...
  4. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Why? I was just looking at those. Heckuva lot cheaper than I thought they'd be...
  5. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Oh yeah on the first note above... On the second, I would say do what PM you can on the engine before it goes in, as you can reach a lot more now than you can later, and with a lot less cussing and fewer scraped knuckles (PHH, anyone?). Then do any engine bay PM when the original block comes...
  6. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Exactly what I'm doing, but installing a low(er) mileage and doing a slo-mo / slow-cost rebuild on the high. Never hurts to have a spare engine on hand...
  7. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    Jeep repair sounds like a great business! Maybe add Rovers too! Gotta pay the bills while waiting on those Cruisers...
  8. jaymar

    Mechanic Fixed Head Gasket, At Completion Tells Me I May Require Engine Rebuild

    I had a misfire issue once on #6; new plugs and wires fixed it. When I started up, it felt like the whole truck was coming apart; I called a tow to get home--four blocks away. Not sure I'd have noticed the presence/absence of a knock, and I sure wouldn't wanna do that six times... Maybe my...
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