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Vendzilla · 05-02-2013, 03:12 PM

They make stuff that you can add to the coolant that will plug the leak, as long as it's a small one, it does work, use it sparingly. Bars has been making coolant leak fix for the longest I believe.
If it is just a gasket, you are talking man hours to fix, the intake has to be removed and then the head, take it in and have a shop resurface it, then put it back together, use a torque wrench, make sure all the setting are correct. Last one I did, took better half of a day.

georgeyw · 05-02-2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Choopa Phil

All you're doing is unbolting pieces from the short block (alternator, coolant lines, intake plenum, fuel rails, head and putting a gasket in and rebolting it with a torque wrench in reverse order. Its very simple. All engines function on the same principles. If you can change a head gasket on a ford, u can do it on any other car. Hell if you can hold a wrench in your hand you can change a head gasket. So in short yes its easy...it is however very time consuming.

Not exactly.

Over head cams etc = nightmare, getting a chain one tooth out = car runs like an old goat.

However not exactly impossible to figure out Tony.

Get yourself a workshop manual if you are worried (usually find them online) and all your parts would be less than $100 ( head gasket, inlet, exhaust, oil) - assuming the 5.9 is a v8? if so identify which bank has the problem.

MaDalton · 05-02-2013, 03:51 PM

maybe its time to get a car that doesnt do 10 mpg so you can afford to repair it

georgeyw · 05-02-2013, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

maybe its time to get a car that doesnt do 10 mpg so you can afford to repair it

Nothing beats the sound of a V8, a carby fed, fuel and air gulping behemoth of an engine

A cam so lumpy you think the car is stalling, rocking the car at idle like a 1970's washing machine...

A mate's car (old school blown) almost stops the blower surge is that dramatic, sit it in gear at idle with foot on the brake and the rear tyres slowly creep round and round with the entire car itching to surge forward...

_Richard_ · 05-02-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by georgeyw

Nothing beats the sound of a V8, a carby fed, fuel and air gulping behemoth of an engine

A cam so lumpy you think the car is stalling, rocking the car at idle like a 1970's washing machine...

A mate's car (old school blown) almost stops the blower surge is that dramatic, sit it in gear at idle with foot on the brake and the rear tyres slowly creep round and round with the entire car itching to surge forward...

a diesel does

ErectMedia · 05-02-2013, 05:06 PM

get full coverage insurance on it with zero or low deductible, drive to a gas station in the ghetto and jump out to go grab some smokes leaving the door open, hopefully will be gone before you return

georgeyw · 05-02-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by _Richard_

a diesel does

Missing key element...revs

However each to their own.

MaDalton · 05-02-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by georgeyw

Nothing beats the sound of a V8, a carby fed, fuel and air gulping behemoth of an engine

A cam so lumpy you think the car is stalling, rocking the car at idle like a 1970's washing machine...

A mate's car (old school blown) almost stops the blower surge is that dramatic, sit it in gear at idle with foot on the brake and the rear tyres slowly creep round and round with the entire car itching to surge forward...

absolutely - it's all fine and dandy when you can afford it

_Richard_ · 05-02-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by georgeyw

Missing key element...revs

However each to their own.

i know, i know

im confused

but, nothing beats the sound coming off a start line

'what the fuck is that douches problem'

'DIESEL BITCHEZ'

shimmy2 · 05-02-2013, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ErectMedia

get full coverage insurance on it with zero or low deductible, drive to a gas station in the ghetto and jump out to go grab some smokes leaving the door open, hopefully will be gone before you return

nobody in the hood wants a pickup truck. maybe they will steal your battery and whatever gas is in your tank, and rip the cats off for the platinum but they dont really want an old truck

tonyparra · 05-02-2013, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ErectMedia

get full coverage insurance on it with zero or low deductible, drive to a gas station in the ghetto and jump out to go grab some smokes leaving the door open, hopefully will be gone before you return

Haha seems like a good idea

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Originally Posted by shimmy2

nobody in the hood wants a pickup truck. maybe they will steal your battery and whatever gas is in your tank, and rip the cats off for the platinum but they dont really want an old truck

Its a durango I live in northeast ohio suvs really popular here especially for the winter

brassmonkey · 05-03-2013, 12:04 AM

bus tokens

tonyparra · 05-03-2013, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey

bus tokens

theres no regular bus service where i live.

Choopa Phil · 05-03-2013, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by georgeyw

Not exactly.

Over head cams etc = nightmare, getting a chain one tooth out = car runs like an old goat.

However not exactly impossible to figure out Tony.

Get yourself a workshop manual if you are worried (usually find them online) and all your parts would be less than $100 ( head gasket, inlet, exhaust, oil) - assuming the 5.9 is a v8? if so identify which bank has the problem.

Zip tie the timing chain to the pulley and take it off, just keep to keep tension on it so it doesnt skip a tooth on the bottom pulley inside the timing chain cover. And if you do have to take the time chain cover off and the bottom pulley u mark it. Its really not as complicated as it seems if you have common sense and an FSM.

KRosh · 05-03-2013, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Choopa Phil

The gasket itself is cheap as hell the only specialized tool you really need is a torque wrench. Im sure you can pay someone a couple hundred to do it. Or hell just plug it up and trade it in somewhere asap, yea you might take a hit but at least maybe u can get into something that runs and is reliable.

He will need head gaskets (plural) he will need an intake manifold gasket, and exhaust manifold gaskets for the job.

It's a BIG job

KRosh · 05-03-2013, 12:00 PM

Taking heads off a V8 is work.

You'll probably need to replace some hoses along the way, a new serpentine belt, have to take the rocker arms and push rods out. I forgot about the valve cover gaskets also

It's a project. I used to have to do it for a living and it sucks.

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