CrimsonRockett
02-28-2007, 07:58 PM
Well, here's a quick story as to what happened to my gf's Altima.
About a week ago, I had her '95 Altima for sale because she simply wanted another car(S13 coupe or S14). So, I posted it up on craigslist and had tons of people interested in it. I let them know that there was a small head gasket leak and it would need some attention soon.
So, these 3 people come over to check it out. I let the guy know that the timing is a bit off and i'd go grab a 10mm key to fix it(distributor was a bit off). While i'm in the garage looking for the key, I hear him start the car and redline the shit out of it. I run over to the car and it's stuck at 3500rpms while spitting out tons of water and coughing out tons of white smoke from the muffler.
I go off on the guy telling him "what the fuck is wrong with you?!" His response..."You were gonna sell me a car with this problem...? When you fix it, give me a call and i'll come back to pick it up."
This fuck face blew the head gasket. So, it's either I cough up $500 to pay my mechanic to replace all of the gaskets or do it myself. I don't have $500 nor will I have $500 any time soon. So, that's where you guys come in.
I'd really appreciate it if anybody in the Socal area would be willing to help out with this. I've never pulled out an engine before nor have I torn one apart for that matter.
If anybody has experience tearing apart KA's and would be up for this, let me know.
I already have a brand new head gasket set, engine stand, engine hoist, and enough tools to have this done.
I'll set the date for March 17 & 18 since D1 is on March 11.
Sorry for the long post.
I'll be happy to provide a BBQ for the people that come over and lend a hand.
:wavey:
-Johnny
About a week ago, I had her '95 Altima for sale because she simply wanted another car(S13 coupe or S14). So, I posted it up on craigslist and had tons of people interested in it. I let them know that there was a small head gasket leak and it would need some attention soon.
So, these 3 people come over to check it out. I let the guy know that the timing is a bit off and i'd go grab a 10mm key to fix it(distributor was a bit off). While i'm in the garage looking for the key, I hear him start the car and redline the shit out of it. I run over to the car and it's stuck at 3500rpms while spitting out tons of water and coughing out tons of white smoke from the muffler.
I go off on the guy telling him "what the fuck is wrong with you?!" His response..."You were gonna sell me a car with this problem...? When you fix it, give me a call and i'll come back to pick it up."
This fuck face blew the head gasket. So, it's either I cough up $500 to pay my mechanic to replace all of the gaskets or do it myself. I don't have $500 nor will I have $500 any time soon. So, that's where you guys come in.
I'd really appreciate it if anybody in the Socal area would be willing to help out with this. I've never pulled out an engine before nor have I torn one apart for that matter.
If anybody has experience tearing apart KA's and would be up for this, let me know.
I already have a brand new head gasket set, engine stand, engine hoist, and enough tools to have this done.
I'll set the date for March 17 & 18 since D1 is on March 11.
Sorry for the long post.
I'll be happy to provide a BBQ for the people that come over and lend a hand.
:wavey:
-Johnny