What have I gotten myself into?

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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

How's it going now? I felt like a mechanical god when I changed my starter, probably wouldn't try head gaskets.

[–]Comatoast 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Dude, starters aren't shit compared to head gasket replacement. Working on cars is rewarding as hell though, especially when you realize how much money is being saved from paying labor.

I guess I should stay and pay attention since our other car has a leak in the headgasket, despite not being the same make/model.

[–]Zapped[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, with the price of used cars right now, I find repair can be cheaper than getting something newer. It hasn't always been that way, though. Plus, you don't always know what the newer car has been through or if the previous owner did the routine maintenance.

[–]Zapped[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I have everything out of the way now. Just need a few hours set aside to get the heads loose from the block and exhaust manifold. I always feel good starting and finishing a car repair project. It's the middle parts that I tend to get "distracted" during. I'm at the point in my life where I don't have to do my own car repair, but I need to know I still can. Starters can be a PITA. I had a 1976 Mustang II that needed the engine lifted off the motor mounts to change the starter.