Blown head gasket, and a cracked block. i barley made it home. im gonne try to do a build up. or find a turbo motor at the J-yard and put that in. im so upset now.
I LOVED THAT CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Head gasket is soo easy to repair....basically you take off the bolts below the valve cover, remove the timing belt and coolant plumbing there, and pop it off...
yea, but you must have missed the part where he said the block was CRACKED
My fault about the cracked block i ment the head,sorry bout the @!#$ up. i know its eazy but the thing is this is my only car. i need it. im gona pul the head of tomorow a head gasket is only $18 at auotzone. its just pulling the blockaoart thats gonna be a PITA!!
yeah, why are u pulling the block apart? the head sits on the block dude.....
yur right about the gasket price but thats a tiny fraction of the cost that it will take to get yur car back to decent running codition, u have to resurface the head at yur local machine shop or the problem is just gonna break more stuff over and over, and resurfacing takes a while and its not the cheapest. and you are goin to try to find a new head right??? dont put a broken part on a broken car. common sense.
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ohh yeah, dont forget about an oil change (dont use generic oil, use synthetic), valve cover gasket, and gasket cealer, probly more stuff u will need but thats all i can think of right now. right there is about another 50-60 bucks if u go the right way. probly going to wanna change plugs and wires as well, while yur at it, do a full tune up
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What i ment by "pulling the block apart" i have to take off the top end of the engine. isint a engine with the Cyl head on it called a long-block? none the less i still have to pul apart the Cyl-head from the Crankcase. 94 i got a replacement head sitting in my garage. gotta love conections!!!! its been shaved 3mm fo get a lottle more pop. its just the gasket going has given me an exuse to do my mod. and ill do my Glasspach install whyle my buddy vince is pulling the motor apart (he owes me for pullin the trans outa his 85 5thAve) so its all good.
Does the Head gasket give a sign before it goes?
yeah, oil on head, or smoke comin from exhaust, i think its usally white, maby its blue
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Blue smoke is a somewhat common problem with turbo'd cars...
And yes, I did miss the part about the cracked block
Pulled her apart today block and pistons are ok the head is deff cracked. im allready transfering the intake and exaust manifolds to the new head should be done by the middle of the week. im taking my time not to fluck it up. Im temoprarily driving a 1993 Nissan sentra XE 5-speed, its ok but i miss drivin my bird.
if the body of the car is still in good shape i say maybe go for the turbo sunbird swap....sounds like a good idea
The body is on great shape little dents and dings.
97 has a good idea 
i have a whole 91 sunbird 2 dr 5spd with a 3.1L for sale right now if youd be interested
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my head is cracked too. A band new head from my work cost my $200. I am replacing every single top end gasket and installing a head shim so I can raise the boost. Awesome little car. I've only had it for 3 days.
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