Reliability of the 3.8

Reply #15 – September 14, 2015, 10:58:30 PM

Thanks guys!

I heard from the mechanic I sent the '85 to. Assuming the head is fine, it's going to cost me around $1500. I know there is several things that need to be removed (exhaust manifold removed from pipe, intake manifold/throttle body, AIR pump lines, etc.), but is it really that time consuming? I can do it a heck of a lot cheaper than that.
The problem with that is now I'll have to get it from Iowa down to Kansas.
Since I'm doing all the work, I'm going to do both head gaskets.