With the cost being a problem, it's the = best option you have. Mine is a 84 with a 1.9L engine that suffers from the same = condition and I have a appointment with my mechanic, me, in two weeks to do the = job. It seems these engines have about 200,00 good miles in them but the heads = are the weak point and many have done what he's described. Also he's already = done a friends so he should know the procedure.