i have a haynes manual and a service manual to guide me
Dec 15, 2011 at 6:19 AM
how hard is it to do a head gasket job besides time consuming ?
2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2
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As long as you have the right tools, especially a torque wrench, new head bolts, no problem. If the gasket blew, it is recommended that you have the head checked, and decked if needed prior to reassembly.
Dec 15, 2011 at 6:23 AM
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Make sure you label everything before you take anything apart. Both sides of electrical connectors, vacuum lines and connectors, coolant hoses, etc. This will (should) preclude connecting anything wrong.
Take pictures. Write a list of everything you've labelled and check them off as they are reconnected/reassembled.
Take pictures. Write a list of everything you've labelled and check them off as they are reconnected/reassembled.
Dec 15, 2011 at 6:25 AM
got all of those tools - would you happen to estimate the cost of getting the head decked or planed?
Dec 15, 2011 at 6:36 AM
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That depends on how much they need to take off. Call around to local machine shops and find the best rate. When I've had to do this for my cars, I've been lucky and worked at a shop with the proper machine tools to do this and thus didn't have to pay for it.
Dec 15, 2011 at 6:52 AM
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