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how big a job is a head gasket change on a 240? 200 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be peter@plipson.com on  Mon Jan 5 09:35 CST 2004 [RELATED]

There's a nice coolant leak on the driver's side of the engine block. I haven't had time to dig in deeper, but it seems quite likely that it's a head-gasket failure. So how big a job is it to pull the head? Since the car's so old and so high-milage, I'm hoping to get away with a $50 head-gasket and several hours of work - and hoping to avoid having the head machined or needing any high-priced tools. Is that realistic??

Peter






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