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Head Gasket Repair Completed 200 1992

posted by  Dan Marino on  Fri Mar 20 05:56 CST 2009
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Well it took about three weeks, but I am finally finished replacing the head gasket on my 1992 240 wagon. Last night I double checked all the connections and added the engine coolant. Turned the key and the engine started instantly. What a great feeling to get this repair completed by myself and get everything back together and working again. I'll keep monitoring the engine and hose connections for any leaks, but so far the thing is running great.

Total cost was approximately $400 to get the head resurfaced, pressure tested, cleaned, new valve stem seals installed, and buy a bunch of replacement parts such as (head gasket kit, water pump, new heater and radiator hoses, timing belt, flame trap, a torque wrench, and such). So in the grand scale of things I saved $800 and got to know my engine a lot better.

Thanks to all who provided assistance, especially jorrell. Talking to him on the telephone gave me the encouragement to tackle the job myself. The knowledge and assistance on this website is fantstic.

Now to possibly fix the leaking rear main seal? I'm not sure I'm up to that just yet.

Best Wishes,

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