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Old 07-31-2006, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jhodg5ck
head gaskets for 800$??? If that's the case I need to be sending all the cars I take in here up there! To do heads etc properly typically runs in the 3-4.5K range depending on what shows up once you are in there.

Heli coiling typically adds an extra 500.

Jonathan

Maybe that was the quote for the rearmain seal...I forget.

Consdering the fact that the car itself only cost 2,400 a proper headgasket replacement would cost more than the car; hell a rebuilt longblack engine is around that price...
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