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Guidance On Dying 33 Please

Touge Kyousou

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Hi all, looking for some guidance on what to do with my car.

95 r33 gtst, blew built engine recently, put in a second hand motor, drove for 1 day, thermostat stopped working, overheated and blew head gasket likely.

Telltale symptoms are white smoke on idle and water/coolant spitting out from the exhaust for the blown HG. Car also idles upto 80+degrees and the top hose gets hot but the bottom hose stays cold (so stuck thermostat i guess). Radiator is an alloy unit and almost positive not blocked.

Am quite poor nowaways due to family and commitments and just spent a lot dropping the second hand motor in.

Where should i go from here? Either sell it/wreck it or do another f*cking motor and get it back on the road again.

I'm fairly confident with doing my own work but have never opened an engine before (but am keen). I have limited garage space but do have a decent collection of tools etc.

I also still have the dead built motor at the mechanics and the BHG motor is of course still in car and running.

What's my best option in your opinion? Pull head off and replace headgasket on standard motor? Do i need to get the head machined for this seeing as it is probably warped from the overheating and BHG or is the head likely no good to reuse because it's warped?

Head on the built motor isn't warped but may have a dead valve or two from when a piston failed so that's always an option (get it refreshed and reuse maybe).

Tried to keep post as short as possible sorry. And i would REALLY appreciate any and all help. I've drained myself $$ keeping this car and it's one of only few things that keeps me sane/happy and feel ultra passionate about.

I'll have a fair few questions to follow likely once i get some guidance on what to do, all to do with doing the work myself or whether something is suitable i guess (for example is a warped head reusable ).

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Hi i would remove the head which you will need a 10mm male hex socket

take to machine shop and have it skimmed and checked for cracks buy new

std gasket and put it back together with a new thermostat and make sur that

the cooling system is working before you test drive it and you should be fine.

its your cheapest altenitive...

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scotty nm35

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I learnt the same lesson many years ago in a 62 mini, the thermostat never opened after an engine rebuild and it had no temp gauge. >_<

Now I always test them in hot water first. lol.

Looks like youre ripping the head off Jon.

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