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Overheated 940- replace head or whole engine? 900

posted by  philc on  Wed Jul 11 21:01 CST 2012
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The radiator plug blew out of my daughter's 940 a while back. Car overheated and stopped running. Obviously, the head gasket blew. The engine turns and doesn't make any bad noises. At first, I was going to replace the engine witha low mileage unit. But... I found a nice head at a pick n pull for $45 and couldn't pass it up. I checked it with a machinist's straight edge and it's not warped. My plan is to pull the old head, clean things up, replace the gasket and cam seals and see what happens. It's a lot less work than replacing the engine. The car had Rotella 5/40 synthetic oil in it so, hopefully, the bearings are ok. I think it's a reasonable gamble, but would like some of your opinions and suggestions.
Thanks!






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