The car listed above is a Deville Concours, 4.6L DOHC.
Well, I've confirmed the worst, but what was expected. Bad head gasket. The car puts exhaust into the cooling system but runs fine once it has started. Verified coolant in #1 and #3 rear cylinders (after sitting for a couple hours with the cooling system pressurized). The question is... Can the head gasket on the firewall side be changed without engine removal? I expect to have to put in Timeserts for all head bolts.... Second question, I would like to use Fel-Pro gaskets, would you suggest otherwise?
Thanks in advance for the input.
Steve
Well, I've confirmed the worst, but what was expected. Bad head gasket. The car puts exhaust into the cooling system but runs fine once it has started. Verified coolant in #1 and #3 rear cylinders (after sitting for a couple hours with the cooling system pressurized). The question is... Can the head gasket on the firewall side be changed without engine removal? I expect to have to put in Timeserts for all head bolts.... Second question, I would like to use Fel-Pro gaskets, would you suggest otherwise?
Thanks in advance for the input.
Steve
Jan 16, 2006 at 1:01 PM
