Yep...one use on those bolts. Do it right or do it again! I've had to
replace a handful on turbo apps, but I always use the MP gasket. On my
GLH, I replaced the head gasket soon after I got it since it was losing
coolant and instead of using new bolts, I invested in a nice set of ARP
head studs. I'll probably never be in there again. I've never had a
failure on one of those MP gaskets, again, in my limited experience.
Is head gasket failure an issue to worry about with the new series of
4-cylinder engines? Considering that DC has made so many millions of
them, there is a good chance that many of us will own one some day.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> Bernd D. Ratsch
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:55 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: New Dodges (was "Dakotas")
>
>
> It was one of the biggest problems on those engines
> (NA)...head gasket failure on the R/R corner at the cooling
> passage. They updated the gaskets with a reinforcement
> around the passage on the gasket but most people reused the
> old bolts - bad idea (leaked again).
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pindell, Tim P [mailto:TPindell@otterbein.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:26 AM
> To: dml@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: New Dodges (was "Dakotas")
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf
> Of Bernd D.
> > Ratsch
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 8:57 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > Subject: RE: DML: New Dodges (was "Dakotas")
> >
> >
> > Uhhhhh....I don't want to think about any of those cars at
> all...just
> > got done with an '89 Dynasty (2.5L) - cylinder head job.
> Yech....too
> > small, no power, and no "creature comforts".
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
>
> In my limited experience, it's not very often that a head
> gasket needs to be replaced on a NA 2.2 or 2.5. I've replaced
> one in a '94 Acclaim and it was because the previous owner
> overheated it and warped the head.
> I bought the car as a non-runner for a song, fixed it and
> gave it to my parents several years ago. It's for sale now
> if anybody wants some very cheap transportation! Seriously!
> I have pics!
>
> Heh...creature comforts. My Omni seems to have been built
> for some other creature, not entirely human. I don't think
> ergonomics were a consideration in '86 when my GLH was built.
> It's almost comical how much of a POS that thing is in some
> ways. Perhaps "primitive" is a better way to put it. The
> pedals are too close to the steering wheel so I have to scoot
> the seat back, but not too far, other wise I have to reach
> too much to shift and steer. My knee goes between the
> steering wheel and the door while operating the clutch
> because there isn't enough room where there should be. The
> turn signal stalk is too far forward of the steering wheel to
> flip easily with your hand on the wheel so you have to reach
> for it. And those invisible HVAC controls seem to be an
> afterthought on the extreme left end of the dash hidden under
> the steering wheel... It seems to have more in common
> regarding construction with 60's and 70's-era Mopars than to
> vehicles just a few years newer.
> Power, on the other hand, is not something the GLH lacks,
> although putting it to the ground safely and controllably
> with such a primitive front suspension can increase the
> pucker factor somewhat. It sounds like a tiny
> deuce-and-a-half sometimes with the whistling turbo.
> Despite the quirks, or maybe because of them, I love the car.
> It would take a small fortune to pry it out of the garage.
>
> I don't have a problem at all with the interior and build
> quality of my
> '04 Ram and other newer Mopars. The "dual-zone" HVAC
> controls are probably the only creature comfort that the Ram
> offers that the other vehicles in our stable do not have. I
> did enjoy the interior of the SRT8 that I tried on, but
> $45k-ish was a bit much for some really comfy seats. Perhaps
> I'm not terribly picky, I don't know any better, or I'm
> tempered by nostalgia. I've never owned anything else but
> Mopar, although my spousal-unit owned a '89 Pontiac Grand Am
> for several years after we met. She sold it in '99 and bought
> a Stratus. =]
>
>
>
>
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