Are you sure in needs a head gasket? Head gaskets are not generally responsible for high oil consumption. Perhaps all it needs is a valve cover gasket. Do all you can to stall that head overhaul. Besides being a real pia job, it will cost good money to get it into shape. If leaking from or down the side of your engine is the problem, I think it could be other then the head gasket.

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