Chrysler: What is cost of Head Gasket replaced?

1997 DOHC was $900 US at the Dodge Dealer about 2-3 years back (warranty
covered it)

"Bill" <com> wrote in message
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| Neon, 2.0 litre w/ a/c. SOHC?

>What is the price of having a head gasket replaced on a 1995 Dodge 
 


Give you odds 100:1 the gasket failure mode was a leak into the water
jacket. Small leaks into the oil galleries, between cylinders, or to the
outside of the engine are not significant or ever noticed.

Running water passages through the head gasket is a bad, bad idea. Better
to redesign the head cooling with an external manifold, water distribution
tubes, and derate the engine, if necessary. Head gaskets continue to be a
major pain in the ass and when they start leaking on high mileage cars, its
straight to the junk pile.

Do you hear that Chrysler? The only holes running through the gasket
should be the cylinder bore holes. Everything else goes via an external
multipath cast manifold communicating between cylinder block and head. Do
it before Toyota and Datsun gets wind of it.

Two days (weekend) for average DIY-er. The work is nasty, dirty, but doable.

Plus gaskets: head, intake, etc.

I would do it myself. Don't know about you...

Good luck,
Alex

"Bill" <com> wrote in message
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i donot know how much it will cost.

Once upon a time one of my friend mentioned something. I donot suggest you
to try it but if somebody having a dispossable car suffering from head
gasket failure can try it.

if the car runs wiht a craked head gasket, put an eggwhite into the
radiator. then the engine start to suck it into the cclinder, the heat
will harden it and it will cure the problem for soem time. ofcourse i did
not try on any cars yet but i mihgt try it on a dispossable car.

good luck.

On 15 Sep 2003, Bill wrote:
 

Dodge stratus, 1996 2.4L cost was $1100 canadian. = $800 US
including all taxes, at dealer. Other shops do it for $600 can =
$450 us.


On 15 Sep 2003 12:18:04 -0700, com (Bill) wrote: