Engine was ruuning hot pd 800. to have it repaired 5 days later the head gaskets blew. is that normal?

I would get head gasket checked

Wrong Head Gasket or installed wrong

Other possible problems

Given it is over 20 years old, do you really
want to invest even the time into working on it?

Who did the engine repairs,couldn't be a repair shop
or it would have acted up before you got it back!

usually when you get white smoke its because ur head gasket blew mixing antifreeze and engine oil look at ur oil and see if its a milky white color.car will not start beacuse ur loosing compression threw the gasket blowing..

is the radiator low on coolant? dont think you have a bad head gasket, does sound more like a bad cooling fan and/or thermostat

Here in the US the NTSB can be contacted online or by phone. National Traffic Safty Board surely has a Canadian counterpart. They will have a list of TSB(technical Service Bullitins) and recalls. But it's 15 years old and they probably don't apply anymore. 251 K is pretty long life though. I had 362K on a GMC 350, then it blew the head gasket too.

Sounds like a head gasket if hose blew off under the pressure

it's either a bad thermostat or a leaking head gasket

tran should be ok need to take head to repair shap and be sure head is ok and not cracked. thermostat, radiator, or cap, hoses need to be checked to dtermine what caused it to run hot also check engine fan. Pls rate this solution