Stuntman G
03-06-2010, 11:01 PM
Well, I picked up a '90 model four door for dirty cheap. Pretty clean body, decent interior. The only bad thing (aside from being autotragic :no:) is that the head gasket is shot. It starts, runs, and revs fine, but the tell-tale smoke from the pipe and terribly unsteady idle gave it away. I unscrewed the oil filler cap from the valve cover while it was running, and it spat and shot air well above the outlet (not really sure that this is so unusual?). It seems that coolant is getting into the exhaust, but it IS NOT mixing with the oil, nor does the engine overheat after idling for ~15 minutes. Can someone PLEASE tell me that it is not the head gasket, or suggest an alternative diagnosis?
Assuming it is as I suspect, could anyone direct me towards a walkthrough on d15 head gasket replacement? Or would it possibly be a better idea (since it all has to come apart anyway) to do a mini-me swap? Any other swap ideas are appreciated as well . . . . :cheers:
Assuming it is as I suspect, could anyone direct me towards a walkthrough on d15 head gasket replacement? Or would it possibly be a better idea (since it all has to come apart anyway) to do a mini-me swap? Any other swap ideas are appreciated as well . . . . :cheers: