temp. fix for blown head gasket
#1
temp. fix for blown head gasket
Hi, i am trading my truck in soon for a new truck. A few weeks ago it was running pretty good and was not yet diagnosed it needed a head gasket. Now it is missing badly and i am getting worried about the trade in time.
I have a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT with a 3.0 v6 2wd , auto if that matters.
I did buy a $10 container of that silicone stuff you add the the radiator but it didn't do anything at all.
I received 4,300 trade in for this pos. Now with it running so badly i am getting scared about screwing my trade in value for it.
I need a temporary fix.
Any ideas?
I have a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT with a 3.0 v6 2wd , auto if that matters.
I did buy a $10 container of that silicone stuff you add the the radiator but it didn't do anything at all.
I received 4,300 trade in for this pos. Now with it running so badly i am getting scared about screwing my trade in value for it.
I need a temporary fix.
Any ideas?
#7
Hi, i am trading my truck in soon for a new truck. A few weeks ago it was running pretty good and was not yet diagnosed it needed a head gasket. Now it is missing badly and i am getting worried about the trade in time.
I have a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT with a 3.0 v6 2wd , auto if that matters.
I did buy a $10 container of that silicone stuff you add the the radiator but it didn't do anything at all.
I received 4,300 trade in for this pos. Now with it running so badly i am getting scared about screwing my trade in value for it.
I need a temporary fix.
Any ideas?
I have a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT with a 3.0 v6 2wd , auto if that matters.
I did buy a $10 container of that silicone stuff you add the the radiator but it didn't do anything at all.
I received 4,300 trade in for this pos. Now with it running so badly i am getting scared about screwing my trade in value for it.
I need a temporary fix.
Any ideas?
#9
anything you add to your engine to fix a leak is designed to plug the leak. what else do you think it is going into? your oil pump, all your oil galleries in the block, piston cooling jets (if the engine has any). everything that relies on oil to lubricate will be affected. not a smart move
#10
anything you add to your engine to fix a leak is designed to plug the leak. what else do you think it is going into? your oil pump, all your oil galleries in the block, piston cooling jets (if the engine has any). everything that relies on oil to lubricate will be affected. not a smart move
OP: There is no "temp fix". Do it right or don't even touch it.
Also, LOL at the guy saying he can fix it with $100 in parts. Head set alone will set him back $150-200. Then there's the cost of new head bolts (TTY, remember?). That's $30 a box, need two boxes. So there's $60. Then you gotta send the heads out and get 'em pressure tested and milled by a machine shop. There's another $80-150. Then there's the 6-8 hours labor to do the repair. It isn't a job any backyard hack can do, and do right.
I have done headgasket jobs on a number of vehicles, latest being a '98 3.0L Ranger. Parts cost me somewhere around $450 total, and that was at shop cost.
There's a reason most shops charge around $1,200 to do those jobs.
#11
He's talking about a head gasket leak, not oil. As in, he's throwing radiator and heater core-clogging crap into the cooling system.
OP: There is no "temp fix". Do it right or don't even touch it.
Also, LOL at the guy saying he can fix it with $100 in parts. Head set alone will set him back $150-200. Then there's the cost of new head bolts (TTY, remember?). That's $30 a box, need two boxes. So there's $60. Then you gotta send the heads out and get 'em pressure tested and milled by a machine shop. There's another $80-150. Then there's the 6-8 hours labor to do the repair. It isn't a job any backyard hack can do, and do right.
I have done headgasket jobs on a number of vehicles, latest being a '98 3.0L Ranger. Parts cost me somewhere around $450 total, and that was at shop cost.
There's a reason most shops charge around $1,200 to do those jobs.
OP: There is no "temp fix". Do it right or don't even touch it.
Also, LOL at the guy saying he can fix it with $100 in parts. Head set alone will set him back $150-200. Then there's the cost of new head bolts (TTY, remember?). That's $30 a box, need two boxes. So there's $60. Then you gotta send the heads out and get 'em pressure tested and milled by a machine shop. There's another $80-150. Then there's the 6-8 hours labor to do the repair. It isn't a job any backyard hack can do, and do right.
I have done headgasket jobs on a number of vehicles, latest being a '98 3.0L Ranger. Parts cost me somewhere around $450 total, and that was at shop cost.
There's a reason most shops charge around $1,200 to do those jobs.
#12
NAh he just wants to screw over the dealership. he SHOULD tell them and make sure they know they had already agreed to the amount of 4500 or whatever it was.
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you could get an engine from a wrecker for around $800. super simple to install too. everything is plug and play. i would never pay $1700 for heads, rad and water pump. that must have really hurt to fork over that kind of cash
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i was planning on motor swapin it if it ever blew up.
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