02-12-2024, 03:44 PM
(02-12-2024, 01:23 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ](02-12-2024, 10:57 AM)americus 2.0 Wrote: [ -> ]I'm totally bummed out. I had to take my truck to the shop and was just told it would take minimum $2K to fix the problem. Blown head gasket. No warning other than the low coolant light came on last Thursday and the reservoir was low but I couldn't see where coolant was going so I dropped it off yesterday.
It's a 2002 Silverado and that truck has taken me a lot of places in the last 2 decades. 260,000+ miles. There's no way it makes sense to spend over two thousand dollars on a truck that old. I've taken care of it but it probably has other age related issues I don't know about yet and it could turn into a money pit.
I'm just totally bummed.
If you’re mechanically inclined, changing out head gaskets isn’t too difficult. Especially on trucks that old.
I am but I don't know if I want to tackle this. Will look it up on youtube to see if anyone has done it to assess the situation.
My dude told me this one is a pain in the [BLEEP]. The outfit that has done all of the maintenance work on the truck it is not equipped to do it so he said he could personally recommend a place that I know for a fact charges out the butt for oil changes so I know they'll gouge me. Other than that, only the local Chevy dealership. That's what small town living does for you.