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<blockquote data-quote="KCRN12" data-source="post: 11102169" data-attributes="member: 123820"><p>If it's getting worse, I would strongly advise AGAINST continuing to drive it. The savings you'd get from a few extra weeks of driving WILL NOT outweigh the amount of money you'll wind up spending to fix it when it seizes up or warps the head. </p><p></p><p>You're looking at about 6-8 hours in labor, $125 for the head gasket, $85 for the bolt set, the valve cover, and intake gaskets can be reused, but if they've got a ton of miles I'd replace them while you're in there. So you're talkin $65 a piece for the valve covers, 20-30 for the upper intake, $100 for the upper and lower IMRC gaskets, prob 60-75 for the timing cover gasket, oil, coolant.... It's not gonna be cheap, but I WOULD NOT suggest doing it on your own, based on the way you've been talking. As others have said, the timing chains are gonna be the problem with doing it yourself. If you get those wrong, you'll go to start it and you'll hear a bunch of "dink" noises and you'll have to do it all over... After getting new valves, getting the heads machined, and possibly getting new pistons and bearings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KCRN12, post: 11102169, member: 123820"] If it's getting worse, I would strongly advise AGAINST continuing to drive it. The savings you'd get from a few extra weeks of driving WILL NOT outweigh the amount of money you'll wind up spending to fix it when it seizes up or warps the head. You're looking at about 6-8 hours in labor, $125 for the head gasket, $85 for the bolt set, the valve cover, and intake gaskets can be reused, but if they've got a ton of miles I'd replace them while you're in there. So you're talkin $65 a piece for the valve covers, 20-30 for the upper intake, $100 for the upper and lower IMRC gaskets, prob 60-75 for the timing cover gasket, oil, coolant.... It's not gonna be cheap, but I WOULD NOT suggest doing it on your own, based on the way you've been talking. As others have said, the timing chains are gonna be the problem with doing it yourself. If you get those wrong, you'll go to start it and you'll hear a bunch of "dink" noises and you'll have to do it all over... After getting new valves, getting the heads machined, and possibly getting new pistons and bearings. [/QUOTE]
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