Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:08:50 -0000 From: "SimonJ" <menopsam.com> Subject: Re: Another Blown Head Gasket Story
"Bob" <uctraingnopsamanet.com> wrote in message news:0kapbtkdf0viiob3rkei3se7mmsj2qmircnopsamcom... > On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 01:56:59 GMT, "Attean" <patteannopsamphia.net> > wrote: > > > > >they said that I should have the whole head done( valve job and guides) as > >the mileage is 100K. Is this as ludicrous as it sounds.? > > > > I would never replace a head gasket on an engine with 100K > miles without doing all the valves, seats, and replacing all the > seals - unless I was planning on selling the car in the near > future... then I'd just do the ones that were bad. > > MHO, > bob I have just changed my gasket, valves, seats etc were mint, like new. Changed seals, but the ones I removed were also like new. 9000 2,3Carlsson, 105000 miles