1999 Civic blown head gasket

for that kinda bucks i'd go with a low mileage junkyard engine.
swapping an engine is a no-brains affair, compared to the things that
could go wrong with the head gasket fix, sometimes not until quite a
while later when you can't collect on the warranty. even a warped head
will seal with a new gasket, for a while......

 

for that kinda bucks i'd go with a low mileage junkyard engine.
swapping an engine is a no-brains affair, compared to the things that
could go wrong with the head gasket fix, sometimes not until quite a
while later when you can't collect on the warranty. even a warped head
will seal with a new gasket, for a while......

 

PS last time i got a quote from a dealer for a head gasket, they told
me $3K. even $1700 is too much, unless they do some head work at the
same time. anyway, that's why my civic now has a used B16 engine.

 

PS last time i got a quote from a dealer for a head gasket, they told
me $3K. even $1700 is too much, unless they do some head work at the
same time. anyway, that's why my civic now has a used B16 engine.

 

my popped gasket got started when my civic was new; it had a tendency
to heat up since day 1, i assumed it was because the tiny radiator was
so minimal. after a few years when it couldn't even deliver that level
of cooling, i swapped it out, and was astounded that the new one never
overheated. shortly thereafter, my head gasket paid the price of those
few years of my assuming that the original factory radiator wouldn't
have birth defects.
on a humorous note, i just replaced the replacement radiator after
like 15 years, due to a big leak; it turned out that despite its
really ragged appearance, it was still intact, and the leak was coming
from the innocent looking heater hose which had split down the bottom
side. haha.

 

my popped gasket got started when my civic was new; it had a tendency
to heat up since day 1, i assumed it was because the tiny radiator was
so minimal. after a few years when it couldn't even deliver that level
of cooling, i swapped it out, and was astounded that the new one never
overheated. shortly thereafter, my head gasket paid the price of those
few years of my assuming that the original factory radiator wouldn't
have birth defects.
on a humorous note, i just replaced the replacement radiator after
like 15 years, due to a big leak; it turned out that despite its
really ragged appearance, it was still intact, and the leak was coming
from the innocent looking heater hose which had split down the bottom
side. haha.