my coolant keeps draining really fast and overheats if the coolant is out. the guy i bought it off from says that the head gasket was blown, but then when i looked at the rebuild papers it said that when vtec kicks in heavy grey/black smoke comes out and that the valve stems needed to replaced along with the piston rings and spark plugs. is this just those things or do i really need to replace my head gasket?? help me out please.

 

You better change the HG if your gonna take the block apart to change the rings.

 

agreed

 

oo ok so then i have to change the head gasket right?? i have CTR pistons overbored .010 arent HG hard to find for those pistons to fit? sorry im noob at this stuff.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d0ugch0i &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oo ok so then i have to change the head gasket right?? i have CTR pistons overbored .010 arent HG hard to find for those pistons to fit? sorry im noob at this stuff.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The head gasket is the same for your overbore.

 

how long do you think i can drive with it like that?? im not saying im going to but i just dont have the money and im trying to save up to get the HG replaced and the piston rings.

 

help anyone??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d0ugch0i &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how long do you think i can drive with it like that?? im not saying im going to but i just dont have the money and im trying to save up to get the HG replaced and the piston rings.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The more your drive, the greater the risk of increased repair cost.

 

stock hg can go to .40 over, which is 82mm safely. u can prolly do .60 over but that would really be pushing and asking for trouble.

 

does anyone know how to fix this problem if i took it to them?? ill pay you to fix the head gasket and replace the piston rings. ill provide the parts and ill pay the labor to you.

 

I wouldnt drive tha car in tha condition that its in....cause tha more driving more damage you can do to tha internals...like your head will get warped and so will tha top deck of tha block...g/l tho

 

unless you can fix it yourself, that sounds like a real expensive problem... i hope you didnt pay too much for this car.

 

yea i got a pretty good deal on the car and it is pretty pricey i checked it up. just fixing the HG cost $600 alone and the piston rings cost around $200.

 

yes, change it soon as possible, before you throw out the motor to garbage can.

 

anyone know of a cheap place where i can go to get it fixed right??

 

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cheap place and fixed right don't go together

 

anyone help here??

 

helms manual, friends that know what they are doing, and tools my friend

 

piston ring work isn't cheap. You get what you paid for.

 

yea i know that but im trying to find a good place for cheap.

 

Replacing a headgasket is essentially "easy" just as in any other gasket replacement, you simply remove the old and place in the new.

However, the headgasket requires a removal of a lot of parts to get to and proper removal of the old one and placement of the new one.

Cheap yet good means a small local shop. I know of a few...but i'm in New York. Which is why that question should be answered by locals, which you may find a few here (in the cali sub forum I suppose) but more likely IN REAL LIFE off the internets.