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glassman66 06-19-2012 09:07 PM

Well I figured out the misfire proiblem
 
She's overheating now so we've come to the determination that it is the head gasket. Radiator is working properly and she keeps overheating at stop lights. Did the Blue Devil.... I know I know should not have done it... it was a quick fix she's overheating again. So here is my delema.

2003 SE Disco 2 126K miles
Should I sell it the way she is and let the buyer know what they are looking at? How much of a shot am I going to take?

Should I bite the bullet and fix it myself, have a full shop at my disposal with lifts and all the tools, but I've never done heads on a car?

I'm selling this truck, I want to get the best bang for my buck, I'm just afraid that I'm gonna run into a cracked head, slipped sleave or a cracked block.

What should I do?

jfall 06-19-2012 10:55 PM

Fix it man.
You'll only be out a pair of head gaskets..

Fixed mine in an unused parking lot.
Imagine how well you will do with a LUX life in a shop..

Here are the pictures of changing head gaskets in a parking lot.

Flickr: Landroverdude2's Photostream

Soak all the exhaust studs first and see if you can loosen them with out breaking them.

And, you need to get the SAI pipes out.

And, then the intake manifold off - which involves getting the SAI wishbone unattached.

Then clean out the front of the engine.
A/C off, Alternator off
ps pump off
brackets off the heads
pull off the manifold bolts from the heads.

After that, valve covers off.

Then, take the head bolts off and the heads off and you are in the lead.

Best to you,
J

drowssap 06-20-2012 07:15 AM

it will cost you $300 to fix it yourself, you are going to take a much bigger hit than that selling it with leaking headgaskets

glassman66 06-20-2012 07:58 AM

Yea that is the wayt I was looking at it too. That sucks.

drowssap 06-20-2012 08:18 AM

save yourself some time, get set of useds head for $50 and have them planed.
That way there is no down time waiting for machine work, pull one set off and throw the other on. you could be done in one long day.

Savannah Buzz 06-20-2012 09:05 AM

lay air conditioner aside if you can

drowssap 06-20-2012 09:20 AM

a/c, alt, ps & exhaust manifold can just be pulled out of the way with bundgy cords no need to disconnect any of them

glassman66 06-20-2012 10:04 PM

Thanks guys, any other tips!


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