900 bucks? Sounds like a good profit from a head gasket replacement and a
couple a freeze plugs.How about a complete valve job and both heads done
correctly?couldnt be that much more money could it?I would also try the
expanding rubber freeze plugs in the meantime , and consider a complete
rebuild for that kind of investment. Sometimes it isnt that much more work
to do everything over ,such as a rebuild.
"Erik" <groups@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> This past weekend I took my car in to get its regular checkup. I have
> a '94 Ford Explorer S****t, 4.0 liter engine, 6 cylinder (I think),
> stick ****ft, and over 150,000 miles.
>
> Everything went fine, except when the mechanic showed me the car as it
> was hoisted up. He ****ned a flashlight on two circular indentations
> that looked like they were leaking and told me that the gasket (I
> assume he meant the head gasket) and a freeze plug needed to be
> fixed. He said 3 days and $900.00. He told me I could probably drive
> around for a little bit, but don't get into any big road trips or the
> heat would cause my gasket to break, potentially damaging the rest of
> the engine.
>
> Just to be safe I took my car into another shop today and told them
> what I was looking for. They hoisted the car up and took a look
> around, and came back saying that they couldn't find a gasket issue,
> but I have two freeze plugs leaking and that they could fix it for
> around $170.
>
> That's a big difference. I'm thinking of going to a third location to
> see what they say. I also wanted to get the opinions of this group.
> What do you think? How hard is a gasket issue to find?
>
> Much thanks,
> Erik
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