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Date:         Thu, 9 May 2013 17:36:48 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
Comments: To: Tom Carchrae <carchrae@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <518BE37D.6050408@gmail.com>
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What is the $1,500 price based on? Book is 11 hours for both sides. Hardest part is usually the exhaust. I use bolts at all the exhaust to head connections. That way if only one head needs to be pulled the exhaust can stay in place. That way if a new gasket fails (which the outers sometimes do) I can easily pull the one head and get it back tighter in a few hours.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tom Carchrae Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 1:57 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts

Thanks Stuart. I know it... I just called a local shop and they said it would be around 1500 to do the head gasket job, and another 500 per head if they need replacing. Sigh.

Tom

On 13-05-09 10:31 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Face it, it's already bad. Procrastination could leave you with > nothing to rebuild or even use as a core to trade in. Park it or fix > it, those are your only good choices. BTDT. > > Good luck! > > Stuart > '85 Westy >


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