I guess I have a blown Head Gasket on my Riv 95 ,I bought my Daughter it For Graduation and it lasted 2-3 weeks and It broke down wouldn't start , Then got it going and then It over heated now with water in the oil,It won't start up, is there and engine kill on the motor if It over heats ? and How Hard is It to redo the Head Gaskets ?? Thanks For any Help Dave

head gaskets are extremely rare to fail. 9.9 out of 10 times, the intake gaskets fail, before the head gaskets.





does this car have the supercharger in it? and how many miles?

No it"s just 3800 130,000 Thanks for the good news >> PS Didn't really check it to good but there is water in the oilEdited by: redhawk77

what ever you do, DONT drive the car.





check this out http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article& (http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=38) k=38





the Upper intake is most likely to be your failure. And I would strongly recomend you change your lower intake gaskets at the same time.


i would recomend this http://www.automotivepartsnetwork.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?i (http://www.automotivepartsnetwork.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=229679) dproduct=229679 it was the best price i could find. from there you would just need the LIM gaskets. Look for the aluminum framed ones.

Thanks samueljackson !! You Rock Man!! I having problems with my Car Too ,So I haven't had any time to work on hers I have a 79 280zx , But tomorrow morning I'm going to run down and get thank oil out of there and change it ..Fast Thanks Again SAmual Later Dave PS I think you hit it Too ....smileys/smiley16.gif smileys/smiley16.gif smileys/smiley16.gif smileys/smiley16.gif

Hey Samuel I'm taking off all the stuff on top of the motor is there a trick to getting the fuel rail off? ,Thanks Dave

once the bolts are out, you pull up on it with moderate force. there arent really any tricks for removal. leave the clips for the injectors. you can pull the rail and injectors all at once. and just set it off to the side.


when you go to re-install the injectors, use a little vaseline on the new o-rings.

Cool Thanks Ya Had no problem, I googled intake install and found instruction ,Thanks Dave Had no problem everything so far went good ,Thursday working on putting the alternator and hooking up the rest and that's it ! not bad,. You Rock Man Thanks !!smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif smileys/smiley10.gif Edited by: redhawk77

Hello Samuel!! Man After all that I started it up and water poured in the engine ,I only replaced the gaskets not the intake it self , I guess tomorrow I;m going to do a pressure check on the cyc and see where I'm At ....... smileys/smiley19.gif smileys/smiley19.gif smileys/smiley19.gif smileys/smiley19.gif smileys/smiley19.gif smileys/smiley19.gif

http://www.automotivepartsnetwork.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?i dproduct=229679





thats a bummer, thats why i recomended the kit with a new intake. gaskets, and egr tube.





what did the intake look like at the tb side, especially the area around the egr tube?

Looked ok cleaned it up auto zone gave me the lbs, 4 lbs on the bottom
intake and 22 on the top intake of tourk? Is that right I thought that the
bottom shouldbe 22 and the top 4 But did what they said ..Edited by: redhawk77

Ok I just got back from Checking things out the cyc compression across the
front 30,50,60 so I'm guessing It's blown , Now I have to decide if It's new
car time or fix it again ...............Thanks Samuel what do you think ???Head
gasket has to be a pain??

yeah, those #s are way low. should be in the area of 170 iirc. the HGs on the 3800 are very stout and reliable. if there was a problem bad enough to cause this, it may be safe to say that engine damage has already occurred. so i wouldn''t just change the hg. I would say a piston rings, and rod/crank bearing change would be a minimum.


If i were you, I would weigh out the cost of a engine rebuild vs a new car.


Or you may consider a yard motor. An L36 should be fairly cheap and easy to find. but if you go that route, go with caution, bc no engine likes to sit for a long period of time. so I would try to find a 3800 powered car that was recently wrecked.

Thanks Ya Already got her another car not the best but it works ,and lookin for a yard motor ,Thanks for all your help ! talk at later Dave I''ll keep you up dated ....