need help with my daily driver (not a mustang)

5.8mustang · November 5th, 2008, 07:35 PM

i have a 97 maibu 3.1 v6. i have a blown head gasket

<<<<chevy
front wheel drive. i got to change it in my dorms parking lot with basic hand tools. any sugestion othe than setting it on fire?

93hatch · November 5th, 2008, 07:40 PM

buy a chiltons

91cobra5.0 · November 5th, 2008, 08:08 PM

if its the head gasket closest to the front of the car it should be no problem

89lx · November 5th, 2008, 08:16 PM

the intake and exhaust push rods are different lenghts dont mix them up, and dont just do one head gasket do them both, and send the heads out to be crack checked (seen alot that are no good)

5.8mustang · November 5th, 2008, 08:33 PM

thanks
it is unfortunantly the rear and im replacing both for sure
im flushing all the lines and spraying down the blosk with cleaner then wd-40
checkint the heads then putting then in a parts washer.

if there junk im ditching the car not worth the hassel. bring the 9 mile to the gallon stang here.

November 5th, 2008, 07:35 PM	#1
5.8mustang Regular 1988 mustang lx never ran down a track Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Logansport IN / blairsville PA Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 reviews	need help with my daily driver (not a mustang) i have a 97 maibu 3.1 v6. i have a blown head gasket <<<<chevy front wheel drive. i got to change it in my dorms parking lot with basic hand tools. any sugestion othe than setting it on fire?

November 5th, 2008, 07:40 PM	#2
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	buy a chiltons __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

November 5th, 2008, 08:16 PM	#4
89lx Regular 1989 LX coupe 5.0L Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NS Canada Posts: 496 iTrader: 0 reviews	the intake and exhaust push rods are different lenghts dont mix them up, and dont just do one head gasket do them both, and send the heads out to be crack checked (seen alot that are no good) Last edited by 89lx; November 5th, 2008 at 08:21 PM.

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November 5th, 2008, 08:08 PM	#3
91cobra5.0 Hardcore Enthusiast 98 Cobra Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,057 iTrader: 0 reviews	if its the head gasket closest to the front of the car it should be no problem

November 5th, 2008, 08:33 PM	#5
5.8mustang Regular 1988 mustang lx never ran down a track Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Logansport IN / blairsville PA Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks it is unfortunantly the rear and im replacing both for sure im flushing all the lines and spraying down the blosk with cleaner then wd-40 checkint the heads then putting then in a parts washer. if there junk im ditching the car not worth the hassel. bring the 9 mile to the gallon stang here.

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