ok so i just found out that my 1998 ZR2 blazer has a bad head gasket =o( and so i dont know what to do>? is there anything i can do to fix it with out replacing the damn thing>? or is that the only opp>? and if it is dose any one know how much thatll cost me? i dont have much money so yea buying a new blazer and or fixing it really is out of the question lol but im hopeing that there is a cheap fix! so please help me!!

 

Head gaskets are relatively inexpensive, its doing the job that can get costly unless you know someone that can help you out..good luck

 

that is pretty much the truth. if you send it into a shop it will cost you a good amount of money, i would def find someone who's done it before and talk them into helping you replace the head gasket.

 

I'm in the middle of pulling both heads off of a '98 that my girlfriend ran hot. There is a fellow with a repair shop that is letting me use his facility, tools and expertise.

I got started last Saturday and got a good bit accomplished in 4-5 hrs. The few tools that I had to borrow was a puller to remove the power steering pump pulley, a large open end wrench to remove the radiator fan/clutch assembly and a couple of Torx sockets.

I got all of the head bolts removed that are under the right valve cover and then discovered a bunch more that are hidden under the exhaust manifold. To get the manifold out of the way it appears that it must be disconnected from the exhaust pipe and removed from the engine bay.

The right head seems to be where the problem is as the two front cylinders have 0 compression and the rear about 55lbs.

 

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