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Head gasket bad?

Old Sep 24, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Default Head gasket bad?

How can you tell if you have a bad head gasket? also how hard to change
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Google search "how to tell if head gasket is blown".
Ehow.com has real cut-and-dry instructions on removing a cylinder head for gasket replacement. They're easier to follow than Haynes' or Chilton's instuctions, IMO. Before I did mine, I had only done brake jobs and lifts on jeeps. I did it by myself, and had no issues.
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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Iv heard that replacing a head gasket on a 4.0 is rather easy
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Old Sep 24, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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u better hope it just a head gasket bc i thought mine was blown so i took the head off to replace the gasket and i took the head to the machine shop and the head was cracked...so good luck my man
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