excellent tips, thanks!
Iāll be selling it to the California ācash for clunkersā program for $1500. From what I see listed, thatās better than what Iād get trying to sell it as a āmechanicās special.ā A lot less hassle, too. Thanks!
Well, outside of firewood, gravel, dirt, manure, straw bales, lumber, dump runs and such, thereās the cachet of a woman with her own pickup truck. Some little girls dream of Barbie pink convertibles, some of a 4x4 stick shiftā¦
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Some engines require torque to yeald head bolts to be replaced any time they are removed. If so required, and the mechanic reused the old ones, that would explain the second gasket failure.
My 93 Toyota pickup is still going strong with 300,000 miles.
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Well it sounds like your āmechanicā did not mill the head during the ārebuildāā¦ If you donāt mill the head or at the very least have it checked by a machine shop, you didnāt do a head gasket job correctly.
At this stage of the gameā¦ buy a bottle of Blue Devil and follow the instructionsā¦if it works, its usually permanent.