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That can be done without pulling it too?

Ok got it. So intake manifold gasket. Head gasket. And valve cover gaskets and make sure they are are from the dealer. I got all that. Ill reuse the head bolts. And have the heads resurfaced. Anything else?

I was going to go with mahle gaskets and head bolts.

I looked around for a motor. There is 1 i found in state and they want 550 for it and dont know mileage. I also dont have a way to pull a motor

Im leaning towards having this guy in town do it. I would if i had help or quidence in person. Ill have the heads re surfaced and replace any gaskets that need too. I was gonna ask the mechanic if i can tear it dowm to the timing belt and get that off then take it in.

Should the engine side be resurfaced too or is just the heads side ok?

Thanks for the imput. I really appreciate it.

I knew i was getting close to timing belt maintence and was planning on doing it. When it overheated the very first time my first thought was water pump because i still talk to the person who had it before me. They never had it done when the timing belt was done 80k miles ago.

I already did the timing and all the components amd the water pump. New hoses new radiator and cap and thermostat. Thst was 450 in parts i did most of which people keep saying replace. What my thought is when the water pump went which i saw when i took it out. The paddles were worn. So that was obvious. I think that the heads failed after that because before so i was driving this thing back and forth across the country many many times a year. So the head job for 600 is him not replacing anything i did. He just takes off the heads puts new gaskets on amd puts it back together. While they are off i was gonna have them checked for straightness.

What direction should the thermostat be. The air bleeder pin should be where?

I did the timing belt and components with it. I got a kit from rockauto that had the water pump and pulleys. It was everything. I didnt do the timing belt cover gasket. But i meant to. When i ordered it i accidentally got the front crankshaft seal set. Which i guess will now get used amd ill make sure to actually gwt the timing cover gasket set. The mechanic who quoted me 600 said thats just doing the heads if i bring parts. I guess im gonna get this parts list together.

I should clarify. I dont know if i feel capable of doing it. If i pay 600 to have it done am i at risk of it not being a fix?

Would just having a new gasket put in solve it? Theres a shop locally that says 600 to just replace the gasket if i bring parts. I dont know how i feel about doing it. Is it worth it to have the valve cover gasket replaced if i already have the part?

Thats my fear.

So i have a 93 legacy non turbo. It was running fine. One day out of no where it got hot. I pulled over waited 6 hrs and got it home. It never got to the point it was blowing smoke and acting crazy. Was just hotter then normal with a little steam. I replaced the thermostat and radiator cap. It still ran hot.i checked the block for combustion leaks and it was good 5 of 6 times.I then did the timing belt water pump and radiator. New hoses and components with the timing. It was good for about 3 days. My lower hose came loose or something and i got hot. I topped everything off. Tightened my hose clamps and it seemed ok. Then one morning not more then 3 days later it lost all the coolant from somewhere. I left it in the parking lot. Came back 2 days later filled it with water and got it 2 miles home. I put in a new radiator and it still runs hot. I pulled the thermostat to check it and its working as it should. Im a bit lost. The fans work when the heater or defrost is on. The lower hose wasnt getting warm at all. The car does have 262k