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Originally Posted by v8volvo
Nice find. Glad the car got picked up by someone who will care for it.
The HG is not really that big a job, especially if you have an engine hoist to aid in removing the head with. I'm doing one today, took just a couple hours to get the head off yesterday and will put it back together this afternoon. How did it fail -- oil in the coolant, or losing compression, or external leak? Either way it would be good to repair it ASAP, otherwise damage to hoses, bearings, etc may result from the fluids mixing. The car I took apart yesterday had about half a quart of oil in the water, and some of the hoses have been damaged as a result. Don't forget to do a new front timing belt, tensioner, and water pump at the same time.
How many miles on it? Running and driving? Looks identical to my white '83 sedan, which also has a red interior. I didn't like the appearance at first, but the look is growing on me.
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This was Tyler's old car and he did most of the work. What I was told he took material off the the head gasket for some reason and I think that why it failed. There is excess pressure coming out from the water reservoir, it seems not to overheat while idling. I only drove the car around the block once it seems to drive decent. There is no water in the oil or anything like that. The car only has about 35K, Kevin posted a video of it running in the showroom if you have not seem it yet. 740 are really growing on me now but I still like my 240s.