Confession of poor wife's car maintenance.

[argonstrom]

Any gasket in there, along with the RTV?

7/8ths of the tube and a gasket. It was awesome!

He also had a '64 Impala with a 327 and Powerglide. One day he drove over saying that it was shifting funny, and I asked him if he did anything to it - he said no. So I we got underneath it and starting poking around (I was thinking vacuum, linkage, etc...). Then I asked him from where he drained the oil. He pointed to the drain plug on the trans pan.

Sure enough, I checked the oil - sure enough it was more than halfway up the dipstick.

Great guy, but never had much luck fixing cars. I could go on for hours.

[jmg8550]

Zteknik, want to do a head job on a 2000 ranger 4.0?

Is it the gaskets, or the heads cracked? I have the same year Ranger and the heads cracked. Very common apparently. New ones cost $700/pair at AMS in Ft. Collins. Depending on mileage, you'll also want to replace the pushrods and the shaft rocker arms. Replacing the heads isn't too difficult, just take your time.

[encorehunter]

One of my most funny experiences ever:

My friend called me to help him get his car running after he replaced his head gasket.

I saw the blue RTV between the head & block when I first pulled up...

I picked up a non running 67 mustang with a 289 in it. The owner told me he rebuilt the carb and it ran for a bit and died. It wouldn't start after that. I got home and pulled it apart, find he had replaced all the gaskets with window silicone. I ordered the rebuild kit for about $12 and it ran after a 20 minutes installation.

[argonstrom]

I picked up a non running 67 mustang with a 289 in it. The owner told me he rebuilt the carb and it ran for a bit and died. It wouldn't start after that. I got home and pulled it apart, find he had replaced all the gaskets with window silicone. I ordered the rebuild kit for about $12 and it ran after a 20 minutes installation.

I love it!