A blown head gasket often means the end of the line for an old car, due to the high cost to repair it. We found a used head and turned it into a DIY project. With 15 hours of labor, it’s not an easy job, including replacing a water pump, a timing belt, removing a broken head bolt and more. Try not to drop your wrench or ratchet on this job and try and have a few laughs along the way! Like, share and subscribe to our YOUTUBE channel for more auto repair videos.
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I'm working on a 98 tracer for a buddy of mine and I got everything disconnected that needs to be, but can't seem to get the head detached from the block. feels like there is still something holding it. any advice would help. I got it as far as I possibly could. the intake, exhaust, thermostat, all that is strictly on the head so I'm not worrying about it. if there are any hidden bolts that need to be removed. I would love to hear about them. thanks.
I think I am missing something here. You said a new head gasket for this ford escort is $300. I bought a head gasket from pep boys for $23. Are we talking about the same thing?
you gotta remove lifters and valve springs and rocker arms to repace a gasket or dose the head come rigt off with it still assembled ?
cool video dudes! I was looking at buying a cheap truck with a blown head gasket. This let me know what I might be getting into.
About how much does this cost?
The head doesn't need to be resurfaced? How did the repair hold up?
Hi Chris, a fun project huh? It helps to laugh a few times when you drop the wrench or ratchet. Hope your head bolts came off easier than ours did, but nice to grab a welder, fuse a nut and get the broken bolt off so easily. That was pretty neat. Good luck, and hope the car runs for many years. Thanks for sharing your comments. We invite you subscribe to our channel.
Thanks for posting this. It added a bit of lightness to my morning. I'm currently doing the headgasket and water pump/belt in my girlfriends '95 Escort. I'm about 9 hours in. lol