Milano Head Gasket Replacemant

["Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided>]

hi scott, ewe said:
>I was changing a valve cover gasket on my '87 Platinum and noticed that the 
>head gasket was leaking oil.  No oil in the coolant or visa-versa though, 
>(for now) but I'm not going to wait around for it to get worse.
>
>In any event, the shop I usually take it to wants $2,000 to do the job.  
>This seems extremely high to me. Can any of the Alfa gurus out there speak 
>to this?  I'm a bit taken aback by it, and am curious to find out if this is 
>a fair price for this job..
>
>Having commited to doing the job myself, is there any tricks or pitfalls I 
>need to watch out for that aren't covered in the manual?
>I've replaced the head gasket on a few Spiders as well as some other cars, 
>so I've probably got the basics covered.
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$2000 sounds high, ~$1200 seems more reasonable - for *both* heads.  if ya know
that only *one* is leaking, why not yust do one?  also, if the leak is marginal,
perhaps it's worth it to (excuse me, while i duck-n-cover!) try one-o-dem gasket
sealer additives - worst case, it doesn't work - then replace the head gasket.

good luck,

doug s.

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