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lil Jimmie · 10-30-2005, 11:01 AM

I have been guilty of doing similar things with my own cars, usually it's just to buy me time till I have the time do the repair, but I don't encourage it.

Had a cracked head on my S-10 with 150K in July, but I didn't have the time to be without transportation so I rode it out with some aluminum seal for 2 months. Once I got the time I flushed the coolant system and oil system and pulled the motor. Replaced all seals, hoses, thermostat, freeze plugs, reman head, spark plugs, clutch, O2 sensor (damaged by the coolant leak), rolled a set of bearings and new timing gear set. Cost me $1200 but would run around $2000 with labor. I should get another 150K out of it.

10-30-2005, 11:01 AM	#17
lil Jimmie HOT ROD Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: On the Edge Posts: 4,565	I have been guilty of doing similar things with my own cars, usually it's just to buy me time till I have the time do the repair, but I don't encourage it. Had a cracked head on my S-10 with 150K in July, but I didn't have the time to be without transportation so I rode it out with some aluminum seal for 2 months. Once I got the time I flushed the coolant system and oil system and pulled the motor. Replaced all seals, hoses, thermostat, freeze plugs, reman head, spark plugs, clutch, O2 sensor (damaged by the coolant leak), rolled a set of bearings and new timing gear set. Cost me $1200 but would run around $2000 with labor. I should get another 150K out of it. __________________ Fast enough 2 get by.....old enough 2 know what not 2 try -You know it was me Last edited by lil Jimmie; 10-30-2005 at 11:03 AM.