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<blockquote data-quote="Roush6018" data-source="post: 16877405" data-attributes="member: 78571"><p>you did try to diagnose this car correctly before tearing it apart. to replace the headgasket's isn't too hard of a job in general. however, the cylinder heads are very hard to work on and need special machines to work on them. i don't think your block will have any damage because you didn't break a piston or rod and the iron block surface is very strong. taking the cam chains off and taking the 4 cams out is probably the hardest part. </p><p></p><p>it is true the rad cap could have failed and lost the coolant, but when you describe the problem happening when you are making a pull under (high) boost that is a bad sign. </p><p></p><p>i am also not sure what those pressure readings on your tester are showing, but i did notice the needle is pointing to "caution" and i would guess that is the evidence of a failure you needed to determine that the head gasket failed.</p><p></p><p>so now the heads will need to come off and be inspected, new head gaskets and head bolts, new radiator hoses , oil change and new spark plugs, and you are right back on the road!!!!! timing cover gasket, valve cover gasket, lower manifold to head gasket, oil cooler gaskets are all reusable if they are not damaged. you will need a new supercharger base gasket too, its the metal one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roush6018, post: 16877405, member: 78571"] you did try to diagnose this car correctly before tearing it apart. to replace the headgasket's isn't too hard of a job in general. however, the cylinder heads are very hard to work on and need special machines to work on them. i don't think your block will have any damage because you didn't break a piston or rod and the iron block surface is very strong. taking the cam chains off and taking the 4 cams out is probably the hardest part. it is true the rad cap could have failed and lost the coolant, but when you describe the problem happening when you are making a pull under (high) boost that is a bad sign. i am also not sure what those pressure readings on your tester are showing, but i did notice the needle is pointing to "caution" and i would guess that is the evidence of a failure you needed to determine that the head gasket failed. so now the heads will need to come off and be inspected, new head gaskets and head bolts, new radiator hoses , oil change and new spark plugs, and you are right back on the road!!!!! timing cover gasket, valve cover gasket, lower manifold to head gasket, oil cooler gaskets are all reusable if they are not damaged. you will need a new supercharger base gasket too, its the metal one. [/QUOTE]
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