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Re: 89 4cyl cav.. TEMP Light Comes on, heat/air smell like antifreeze... new thermostat?
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Originally Posted by 94VL
Its all in the labor,and the markup on the parts (gaskets).Changing a head gasket isnt a 5 minute job,and then after the engine is put back together you need to purge the air out of it and check to make sure its not going to overheat/leak again.This all takes time,and garages get $60-80 per hour labor.You might work for free.....but remember,no matter whose time it is...time is still money.While you are doing the head gasket you cant be somewhere else doing something else...
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well my buddy down the street who works on cars off the books but has alot of equipment and experience and what not... said he'll replace it for 200 and told me to go buy the parts. 
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1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS [semi-daily driver until LIM repair or trade-in for '13 Fusion, 110k miles]
Gone but not forgotten:
1995 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP[sold, 128k miles]
1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL Coupe [a minivan tore my door off, totaled, 84k miles]
1998 BMW M3 Hardtop Convertible [a pathfinder armada stopped in front of me, totaled, 70k miles]
1989 Chevrolet Cavalier Coupe [died, 160k miles, engine problems]
1990 Hyundai Excel GL [died, 220k miles, died]
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