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Water in cylinder

Think I blew the head..water in cylinder. need to know cheapest fix. replace engine, rebuild head, scrap and cut my losses?

  • dawdawdaw Oct 03, 2008

    THANKS VERY MUCH! WILL GIVE THIS A TRY..SOMEONE ELSE TOLD ME TO LOOK AT WWW.STEELSEAL.COM

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The absolute "cheapest" fix is to go to your local auto parts store & buy a can of a product that is called "Block Seal" or something like that (terminology changes from region to region); tell the parts guy your problem & he will sell you the right stuff. Read & follow the directions. I cannot guarantee that it will work 100% (as we both have no way of knowing exactly how bad the situation is without disassembly), BUT, I have personally used "Block Seal" several times, and have had good results.
Try it. If it works, you will haved tons of $$$. If it does not work, you will need to pull the head & replace the head gasket. Hope this helps.

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