Greetings!

Over the past week, I have been losing coolant intermittently with no sign of external leakage. Just yesterday, I confirmed my suspicion of a head gasket when the engine wouldn't turn over after a brief run to and short stay at the discount store. Yep, it hydro-locked, however after three tries the engine rolled and started, so I drove it home and parked it. I've spent considerable time researching this job on here, plus adding parts to my shopping cart at ********** and think I'm just about ready to tackle the job. That is after I move the junk out of the garage so I can work on it inside (HOA rules).

I feel confident and don't expect any problems, but did want to ask where there's a good place to get the cylinder head pressure checked and planed if necessary. Also, if the aluminum is porous and the head is junk, how expensive is a new (or rebuilt) head (approximate)?

The good part of this is I get to fix the oil leak at the timing chain cover, too! I'll post more as my work progresses.

Regards
Michael B.

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