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Posted: July 6th, 2007, 2:41 am
by Cy
took me 3000 to get a decent working car...that i could drive the piss outa without rattles or worring a wheel was going to fall off...
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 8:04 am
by PurpleDinosaur
HEADS UP: newb on newb advice...
The O ring... I may be way off base here but aren't the head gaskets actually rubber? Not an "O" ring but... and this could also account for hte white smoke (coolant blow by) - he did say he see's a puff upon accleleration...
Having the head gaskets done by a shop is spendy I hear... but would it be 900?
let the flaming bgin...
this post brought to you in my conintuing quest for the mythical 30th post!
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 3:31 pm
by n2ogsze
PurpleDinosaur wrote:HEADS UP: newb on newb advice...
The O ring... I may be way off base here but aren't the head gaskets actually rubber? Not an "O" ring but... and this could also account for hte white smoke (coolant blow by) - he did say he see's a puff upon accleleration...
SSSShhh, don't spead BS. No way in hell headgaskets are rubber. Ours are Multi Layer Steel (MLS).
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 4:08 pm
by ninjajim4
besides that, what the hell mechanic would call a head gasket an o-ring??