Head Gasket

[Morkaleb]

Before I started taking things apart, I was looking at the FSM, and it kinda looks like I can change the head gasket without taking the intake mani and exhaust mani off. Any thoughts on this before I get my hands dirty?

PS this is on the GTX

[Morkaleb]

bump

[azgtx]

You might want to just take it all apart and take the head in to be milled so you have a good sealing surface. How did the head gasket get blown? If it over heated you very well have a warped head. Could save you from doing it all over again. Check the head with a straight edge and feeler gauges to determine what you do. my .02

Clay

[91SuperProtLX]

Ive left them on before on hondas and talons/eclipse's, but if it was overheated you might do as he said and ck to see if its warped. Oh yea I like to take everything off, so I can use like 30 cans of carb clean and clean out the intake and all the passages so its good as new when put back on.

[FamiliaGT]

Look up in general BF for my heagasket changing thread. My car blew its original gasket, but never once overheated. Just start dripping coolant into the cylinders. I got away without taking the intake mani off, but It is much easier to just take out the turbo, exhuast mani, and down pipe off as a unit. Dont try to get it out as a huge one peice deal, its not worth it. Spend the extra $35 for a new gasket.

[roymacavoy]

the extra effort now will be well spent come the final product.