As some of u know my car is not working right now. But i am in need of some info. I need to know what parts i would need to get so i can change out my coolant seals in the engine. I was told that when my car over heated that it blew out the coolant seals because it will still run but u have to compression start it by pushing the car 2 or more blocks to get it going. and then i cant let off the throttle because it wont idol by itsself. but anyway i want to try and rebuild it by myself but i need to know what parts that i will nedd to get so i can start saving the money to do this. i dont have the money to send it to a shop i want to do it myself, but i just want to replace what i have to so it will run again soon. can someone help me? my phone wont be working for a while so if u want to get ahold of me just email me at halarson@hotmail.com i will get it real fast and get back to u soon. thanks everyone.

 

ohh no thats not good! is your car blowing white smoke ?? if your sure you toasted those coolent seals then u will have to rebuild the engine, that will be a minimum of a 150 dollar kit...



a basic over haul kit ( if your apex seals and other metal seals are within spec, but u wanan replace some of the springs an other small items), is prolly aroung 200-300



then depending if u wanna replace the apex seals , and other metal seals or all of em, it can go from 400 up to 800

 

Is this a first gen Hal? If so, have you ruled out the O-rings in the intake yet? if they're the problem, it's about a twelve dollar gasket and you're on the road. If it's the internal coolant seals you'll need a complete gasket set and will have to look at everything inside to find out what needs replaced.

Good luck,

Brian

 

yes it is a first gen, and actually i am not sure if it was blowing white smoke. i dont think it was. if not then that is a good thing, right? i still have to take the intake off and then find out if that is the problem or not. but i still have to push the damn thing approx 2 blocks or more before it will actually start up. but it does start that way it just takes it along time to start up. but it wont idol by itself, i have to hold my choke out for it to stay running. but i do have more horse power when it is running on the freeway. also in order to take my intake off i have to take the thermal ehaust off and then i can get to the intake nuts. i wish there was an easier way of doing this. plus i dont have a garage to do this in. oh well my bad luck.

 

wow talk about timing. yo blow your engine and i blow a tranny the same day... what are the odds... ***** fluffa

 

While its running is it eating coolant, or pushing it out of the overflow? Maybe you could pressure test the coolant system and see what happens.

 

and how do i go about doing that?

 

u r going to have to stop by and see me one of these days dude.

 

just skip all the diagnosing bullshit and throw a 13bt in it. odds are you will need a new motor anyway.

 

and where can i get one with a tranny for about $400.00 or less