carless again

[JenBKR]

Oh no! Poor old blue...we need to have a special memorial for him

[caseysmom]

I'm confused David wasn't that what they fixed???

[davidpizzica]

I'm confused David wasn't that what they fixed???

No, they put in a new thermostat and some kind of a bleeder pipe. I'm kind of mad that the mechanic didn't tell me it was a cracked head in the first place.

[caseysmom]

Yeah it doesn't seem like you should have to pay for the rest because if you would have known that you wouldn't have spent the money on the other stuff.

[elizabethann]

RIP Old Blue.

[lv4dogs]

Usually when the headgaskets go the head cracks shortly thereafter. It's a shame.
Good luck finding a new car!

[Lady's Human]

Normally headgasket leaks are caused by a cracked or warped head. This can be from many issues, to numerous to list, but normally it involves failure of a $.98 part. If the mechanic who worked on it originally has any kind of business ethic, he/she will discount the money paid for work already done and make the correct repair. GM V-6 heads are fairly cheap from junkyards, and they should be able to get a new head and install it for under $1k. (especially if they do as I said, and deduct the cost of the incorrect repair)