[DMCForum] Re: Eagle Premier PRV.

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Still, Volvo engines can take a helluva beating, and still purr.

I'd really just replace the head gaskets instead of toiling through 
a tough, and coniderable more expensive engine swap.

It does sound tempting to drop a $150 motor in as a spare though I 
must say. It's a shame all the easy shit never works.


-Joe



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> 
wrote:
> <SNIP>
> > 
> > Why not just change your head gaskets?
> > 
> > Martin
> 
> That's a good question. And the reason is, because I don't know 
what 
> kind of other internal damage the engine might have. Specificly, 
I'm 
> refering to the bearings, since there is now water in the oil.
> 
> I also don't know the history of this engine. It looks as though 
the 
> head gaskets were blown before by the previous owner, because the 
> exhaust manifolds were each held on by only two bolts. When I 
first 
> discovered this, I simply tighten the nuts back into place with my 
> fingers. The car over all has had a pretty shady history of bad 
> mechanics breaking things before I got it. Most of my repairs have 
> been fixing things that other people broke, rather than things 
> inherently wrong with the car. So this abused engine, that is 
nearing 
> almost a quarter century old is really questionable.
> 
> -Robert

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