beat_truck
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I gambled and bought an '04 Kia Rio that needed a head gasket for $200. The oil and coolant never mixed. It was pressurizing the cooling system and missing as it warmed up.
I took the head to the machine shop, and they said the head wasn't cracked, but it needed resurfaced a little past the the service limit, so a shim between the block and head gasket is needed. That, and it had 3 slightly bent valves, probably from whoever worked on it before installing the timing belt wrong and attempting to turn it over.
Any thoughts?
I took the head to the machine shop, and they said the head wasn't cracked, but it needed resurfaced a little past the the service limit, so a shim between the block and head gasket is needed. That, and it had 3 slightly bent valves, probably from whoever worked on it before installing the timing belt wrong and attempting to turn it over.
Any thoughts?