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Hello all,
I was not able to save my 240 sedan with 185K miles from a blown head gasket. It all started with a small coolant leak, then it leaked a lot till the point that it lost about a gallon in an 8 mile stretch. Pulled over a Target store, bought coolant and water, filled it up just get get home about another 15 miles ahead. Once I got home checked the coolant level and seemed not too bad. I stopped driving the car until a replaced the water pump gaskets and a radiator hose. Well, too late... the car has excessive coolant consumption and the re seems to be coolant in the oil. I checked the oil stick and it looks very watery. The car has not seem to loose power whatsoever but I notice the engine has a constant vibration when it gets hot.
One consideration is that I have invested a lot in this car already. fixed A/C, timing belt, poly accessory bushings, poly torque rod bushings, new tires, all engine gasket and seals, radio, and recent tune up to name some.
So here are my questions you guys:
Is it worth fixing the head gasket myself or get rid of it as is?
How hard it would be for me to do it? (not too willing to pay a shop $900 for the repair). I have the Haynes and Bentley books and might be able to do it but I am not sure if the engine vibration is a symptom of a blown head gasket or it's a separate issue. There was not engine vibration before all of this happened though.
Send me your thoughts.
Jorge
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