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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Angry More FREAKIN bad luck

The other day I blew a heater hose... and it started the cycle of overheating again... so no more bandaids... off came the heads for surfacing and check for cracks... quite the job I might add... to bad I didnt do it when i had the intake off the first time... This car is killin me...
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by esucaris1
The other day I blew a heater hose... and it started the cycle of overheating again... so no more bandaids... off came the heads for surfacing and check for cracks... quite the job I might add... to bad I didnt do it when i had the intake off the first time... This car is killin me...
I must say, after reading all of your posts you really love your car.....
Ill keep my fingers crossed for ya though
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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If the heads are off... Port'em.
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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I'm on a time schedule as I had to borrow mom's loaner car... I'll be lucky just to hear the heads aren't cracked
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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Well it just keeps getting better... I found some pitting on the block under the head gasket... already paid to have the heads surfaced and now I probably need a engine... anybody out there have a 3VZFE lower end they dont want?
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