hockeydad2
Registered User
i have a question for all of you that have replaced headgaskets. i just bought a 90 sc from the orginal owner with 123,000 miles. he's a "honda" dealership mechanic and said he has maintained the car very well. i bought the car knowing the headgaskets are bad. i didn't want to start it, i did check the dipstick, the oil level was about an inch over full and the oil color seemed ok. he said that he was taking off from a light and the car started missing he looked in the mirror and saw white smoke so he shut it down and had the car towed home. i had the car towed home, drained the oil and removed the filter, (maybe 1/2 qt to a qt of antifreeze did come out first). i also drained the radiator and after letting the oil drain all week i installed a new filter and added 5 qts of 5-30 oil. i tried turning it over a couple of times to flush out any antifreeze in the bearings. my question is, it doesn't start, should it start with blown headgaskets? (it turns over normally, maybe a little whine). i bought the felpro headgaskets and bolts, but should i start taking it apart before starting the engine and checking for a rod knock? any suggestions are welcome, thanks, bob