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Too much oil...Blown Head Gasket? thoughts/experience 200 1990

Just dropped my daughter off at a friend of a friend of a friend.

Anyway there was a '90 244 in the driveway, no license plates.

Of course I inquire, "what's with the Volvo?"

So he tells me the car has only 70K miles and has been sitting there because it needs a Head gasket. When doing an oil change, he accidentally drained the Trani Fluid and added another 4 quarts of oil. He's not to hip on working on cars and he wasn't to hip on the prices he was getting for the job. So there it sits. I never thought about it before but has anyone heard of blowing a head gasket because of excessive oil?

Shoot me now... I volunteered to do the Gasket for him, with him.
If over pressure popped the Head gasket can he get off cheap by just buying Gaskets for the Head, Valve cover and maybe another Rubber ring for the top of the Water pump? I'll probably recommend a new Timing Belt too (70K, it is probably original) Can I pop this Head with the Intake still on? It didn't overheat so I was thinking of not getting it milled in any way. thoughts?
I never had to do a Head on my car. I'm guessing 3-4 hour job?
What headache spots should I look out for when doing this? I hope the Exhaust comes off easy
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'75 Jeep CJ5 345Hp ChevyPwrd, two motorcycles, '85 Pickup: The '89 Volvo is the newest vehicle I own. it wasn't Volvos safety , it was Longevity that sold me






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