# whats involved with a headgasket?

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 11, 2005, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262 "2005-02-11T12:56:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/21 "2005-02-11T21:00:27Z")

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bring it and 250 over i will have you on the road over the weekend

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**Author:** ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/22 "2005-02-11T21:30:13Z")

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250 for a head gasket on a spirit that a lil pricey thoes would only take about 3-4 hours if i’m thinking of the same motor

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**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/23 "2005-02-11T21:34:19Z")

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depends if he is buying the gaskets and head bolts too

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**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/24 "2005-02-11T22:15:33Z")

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> [@Stroker](#):
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> 250 for a head gasket on a spirit that a lil pricey thoes would only take about 3-4 hours if i’m thinking of the same motor

that is part’s and labor if the head need machined i will take care that to  
i got an account at a machine shop+ i will hot tank the head

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**Author:** ![Stroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stroker/32/5948_2.png) [@Stroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stroker)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/25 "2005-02-11T22:16:17Z")

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ok not bad then is that one of thoe k motors or something

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**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/26 "2005-02-11T22:17:21Z")

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> [@HaNnIBaL64](#):
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> couldnt pay for a tow…

got that covered to!!!

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**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/27 "2005-02-11T22:19:05Z")

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> [@Stroker](#):
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> ok not bad then is that one of thoe k motors or something

k- car motors are simple my sister put a head gasket on one cause none of us wanted to do she was done in 3 hour forgot 1 vac line

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**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/28 "2005-02-12T05:55:13Z")

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umm its 93 dodge spirit with 2.5 in it… head warped and pulled a corner up off the block… all pitted and nasty fron anitfreeze leaking forever… needs a new head

its my dads car anyway… so i dunno what im gonna do with it… rebuilding the carb and stuff on my t rusk so it runs better gets better gas mileage… depends on how much gas mileage i get on the truck though

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**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/29 "2005-02-12T15:28:44Z")

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> [@HaNnIBaL64](#):
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> umm its 93 dodge spirit with 2.5 in it… head warped and pulled a corner up off the block… all pitted and nasty fron anitfreeze leaking forever… needs a new head
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> its my dads car anyway… so i dunno what im gonna do with it… rebuilding the carb and stuff on my t rusk so it runs better gets better gas mileage… depends on how much gas mileage i get on the truck though

Just how warped is it? If it’s not too bad it can be milled. You’ll even get more compresion. 😉 :kekegay:

-TJ

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**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/30 "2005-02-12T20:54:04Z")

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> [@tjZ28](#):
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> Just how warped is it? If it’s not too bad it can be milled. You’ll even get more compresion. 😉 :kekegay:
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> -TJ

id say a good 1/8 inch

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**Author:** ![customandsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@customandsound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/customandsound)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-involved-with-a-headgasket/172262/31 "2005-02-12T20:58:35Z")

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if ya want to junk it give me a call i will toss it on the hill with the rest

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