Is there any way i can prevent my 3.8 from blowing another set of head gaskets.. The car has 65k and i dont know how they were blown originally, im going to be giving the car to my mom soon so i can have my 88 xr7, and i just wanted to make sure it was alright before i gave it to her... On another note my girlfriend has an 88 ls with 151k on the motor{3.8} runs like mint and has never had the head gaskets replaced..Whats up with that?:mad:
i think they can worpe over time but i dont know much when it comes to them. but if they are not on right they will go bad faster and the mostlikey thing i can think of would be overheating it would cause that to happen.
If they were replaced properly with the improved gaskets then it should be fine for a long time as long as the rest of the cooling system is up to snuff.
Yeah i replaced the water pump and thermostat, spark plugs, plug wires and upper and lower radiator hoses..plus i flushed the out of the block,,like 5 times.. thanks guys..
Really because of the factory gaskets they will just go when the feel like it. Just be nice to it and it should last awhile ;)
will do thanks... after i fixed it i loaned it to my buddy.. (who is not very nice to cars.. especially fords} luckily yoou cant burnout with the 3.8......and i got it back in one piece still running... our deal was he would rent the car for a few weeks and id get the 460 in exchange.. now i have the car and the big block....:}