blown head gasket?

Question

Ok im looking on ebay for a car and i found one right in my buget area witch is not to much lol and it is in great condition besides it has a blown head gasket this car is a 1992 Pontiac Grand Am i was wondering if anyone new how much it would cost to buy a head gasket and instal it myself i do not want to use the liquid steal stuff because it does not seam that it would work good or long enough but if someone nos that it works for a long time meaning years and it is cheap could you tell me how much it cost?Thx

I want a car to fix up i have alot of time that i can put into it and i will start maken some money to put into it in about 2 1/2 mounths but i also want to be able to drive it in about 3 and i have free help in repairing the car i just need to purches the parts is the cracked head,or a bad block is a problem how much for the new head and bad block....dont no much about cars person im working with will be teaching me

the car is curently being bid on 4 $227.50 by someone else i have $500 i can use to buy and fix car right now will have more money 4 repairs later

Miles: 116000 Body Type: Coupe
Transmission: Automatic
Year: 1992
Title: Clear
Condition: Used
Engine: 4 CYLINDER 2.3 LITER

Answer 1

If it was definitely only a simple blown head gasket, the guy would replace it and make a whole lot more money on the car. You'd have better odds at the track.

Answer 2

Have you ever done any work on a car before? If the engine is the DOHC 4-cylinder then it's a big job to get the head off and replace the gasket. If it's the pushrod V6 then it'll be easier to get the heads off, but there will be two of them. In either event just changing the head gasket may not solve your problem if the head or block is warped, and there's no way to tell until you get the thing apart. My advice is to find a car that runs properly.

To poster below: I'm replacing the head on my 1966 Fiat right now! Yay Fiat!

Answer 3

If the head isn't warped or damages from the blow out it should be really cheap. The last head gasket I replaced myself was about $150, but that was for a 1972 Fiat. Parts on a Pontiac are alot cheaper. The liquid seal that you asked about is crap and its messy, really really messy.

Answer 4

If you buy it and put it on yourself, with parts, probably less than 100 bucks.......but be really careful on this purchase. You probably don't know who you're buying from, and the car could have a cracked head,or a bad block. If you aren't absolutely, positively sure it's only a head gasket, I'd sure as hell back off.

Answer 5

if you going to do the work your self,, it run you around i say with new oil an filter an , all the gastest, somewhere around 100 to 200, , but the thing you dont know what you buying, you just see the car, but let say you , do need to put a motor in, it still be a fair deal... but their a old saying buyer be ware