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Old 09-07-2011, 06:20 PM
Rob Pruijt Rob Pruijt is offline
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Originally Posted by mbzman View Post
Go though the service records closely to make sure the car has received regular servicing and maintenance. I would check to see if the head gasket has been done. With that amount of miles it probably has been done at least once, maybe twice.
There is no reason the head gasket has to be replaced. If you let the car warm up gently it will last forever. My gasket has been replaced when I did the valve guides, still fine after 250K mls.

Rob
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