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How much to replace headgaskets?

Old Mar 21, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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How much to replace head gaskets?

I don't have a good place to work on my car, or a whole lot of time right now, but my winter ebater is acting up and isn't worth the money to fix, so I need to get my head gaskets replaced. I was just wondering how long of a job it is, or even how much some of you have paid to get them done. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks guys.

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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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How much to replace headgaskets?

I don't have a good place or a lot of time to do it right now, so i was wondering how much money i am looking at spending if i end up paying someone to do it. Also, how long of a job is it normally? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks guys.
Old Mar 21, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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Re: How much to replace headgaskets?

not sure exactly but i would guess several hundred dollars. It is time consuming and a pain in the ***.
Old Mar 21, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Re: How much to replace headgaskets?

Probably anywhere from $500-$1000 at a shop.

(You have a duplicate thread you need to delete)
Old Mar 21, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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Re: How much to replace head gaskets?

Most places quote $1000 or so. A complete rebuild is a little over twice the price so you may as well get it all done.
Old Mar 21, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Re: How much to replace head gaskets?

took me the better part of the day to do mine.. that was dropping it out the bottom on jackstands and lifting the car up...

as with price.. that job books out about 16 hours. @$50 an hour thats $800 in labor alone, then a headset cost us about $85. my shop would charge you $885. but we don't do a whole lot of customer work either just mostly wholesale.
Old Mar 21, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Re: How much to replace head gaskets?

sorry to jack the thread, but where did my reply go....it was the second one. Strange.
Old Mar 21, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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ohhh....nevermind. This is a duplicate thread
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