My Suburban has a coolant leak at the head gasket, and I’m sort of at a crossroads. Hoping to hear your opinion in next steps.
Head gasket replacement including machining the mating surfaces will be $650 for one bank, $800 for both.
Or I can have a crate motor installed for $400, plus the cost of the motor.
I’m thinking I run it until the gasket blows, leaving me stranded on the side of the road LOL then drop a $2500 mild crate motor in it...house renovations means the HT383E GMPP crate motor I want is out of the question.
Truck is worth more to me than the $4k I can sell it for on a good day.
WWTGTD?
A little context:
It’s in great condition. 140k miles.
New tranny, all-new front suspension and steering.
New wheels and tires, shocks etc.
Motor has a slight high rpm misfire and pings unless I run premium...runs great but hesitant to put money into it without going thru the whole motor...at which point a rebuild vs crate motor are about the same cost.
Head gasket replacement including machining the mating surfaces will be $650 for one bank, $800 for both.
Or I can have a crate motor installed for $400, plus the cost of the motor.
I’m thinking I run it until the gasket blows, leaving me stranded on the side of the road LOL then drop a $2500 mild crate motor in it...house renovations means the HT383E GMPP crate motor I want is out of the question.
Truck is worth more to me than the $4k I can sell it for on a good day.
WWTGTD?
A little context:
It’s in great condition. 140k miles.
New tranny, all-new front suspension and steering.
New wheels and tires, shocks etc.
Motor has a slight high rpm misfire and pings unless I run premium...runs great but hesitant to put money into it without going thru the whole motor...at which point a rebuild vs crate motor are about the same cost.