Aluminum Heads/ steel block or Aluminum Heads/ aluminum block?
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Winching
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Aluminum Heads/ steel block or Aluminum Heads/ aluminum block?
Asking because A mechanic is asking me what they are so he can give me an estimate for a head gasket job, and I have no idea what the heads are and block is...
The block AND heads are cast aluminum, as well as the transmission and transfer case and 90% of the body.
What the block and heads are made up of makes no difference in the job, a block is a block and a head is a head, gaskets go in between the two just like all engines from the 1900's through today.
What the block and heads are made up of makes no difference in the job, a block is a block and a head is a head, gaskets go in between the two just like all engines from the 1900's through today.
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Winching
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okay thanks spike
now i can have the guy come take her and have him get started, cuz he just called me and said he has a truck coming out that way, and can get it to his garage at a reduced rate.... savin me money already
now i can have the guy come take her and have him get started, cuz he just called me and said he has a truck coming out that way, and can get it to his garage at a reduced rate.... savin me money already
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Winching
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it was only for an estimate, so the machine shop can give him an estimate
besides that, I was told by a dealer that heads do not need machining on these vehicles....
i think theyre the ones that dont know whats up.
besides that, I was told by a dealer that heads do not need machining on these vehicles....
i think theyre the ones that dont know whats up.
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You are getting a lot of bad information. Why would you send a mechanic your truck, so he can get information? It is obvious, he has never worked on one before, hate to think you are OK with letting someone who is not familiar with this engine tear into it.
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He's done head gaskets before, has been a mechanic for 35 years. and not to mention he seems to know a lot about what he has to do involving this job.
He just wanted to double check with me what the heads and block are made of so he could tell me how much it will cost me to do this job so i can get the loan I now need to pay for this job.
518-428-1336 is my # if you feel that its necessary to call me about this, because i already sent the D2 out on a flatbed 200 miles away. ( distance because mech. is my wifes family's trusted mechanic for 25 years or so)
He just wanted to double check with me what the heads and block are made of so he could tell me how much it will cost me to do this job so i can get the loan I now need to pay for this job.
518-428-1336 is my # if you feel that its necessary to call me about this, because i already sent the D2 out on a flatbed 200 miles away. ( distance because mech. is my wifes family's trusted mechanic for 25 years or so)
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The block AND heads are cast aluminum, as well as the transmission and transfer case and 90% of the body.
What the block and heads are made up of makes no difference in the job, a block is a block and a head is a head, gaskets go in between the two just like all engines from the 1900's through today.
What the block and heads are made up of makes no difference in the job, a block is a block and a head is a head, gaskets go in between the two just like all engines from the 1900's through today.
IF they need to be planed, and they shouldnt need it, unless it was overheated then they will still be flat.