Re: Help appreciated

Posted by Steve On 2020/3/6 18:21:18

Sorry for your big downer.....Two thoughts come to mind, I feel the mechanic didn't go far enough in the initial diagnosis..Did you/him know the last time it ran? What were the compression readings? valves and pistons damaged/bent by trapped BB's, the ignition system up to snuff? are the timing components, ie. distributor and timing gears indexed properly? Gas in tank, pump, carb? If these items were checked then most of the peripheral checks were done and his summation might be correct....BUT, my gut feeling is the head gasket was done thinking that's all there's to do, but it still didn't fix the no start issue. now the testing and inspecting and sleuthing begins... I have found that when a problem is not solved by the original diagnosis, and proper testing is bypassed, the next thing is "worst case scenario".....needs a new engine. Maybe it does or maybe it doesn't. I feel the cost of 10K for an engine is pretty high and maybe even might make you discouraged, discouraged enough to just tow it home and wonder what to do next. Moving from extreme to extreme tells me that you might be better off getting a new mechanic. This is just my humble opinion, based on the facts possibly not yet know to this forum. Don't give up, we're hear to help. Good luck.
Steve Fisher