Jon.. you can have this pos motor.. Started out his intake gaskets were bad. Only the second time in 70K miles, not shabby eh? Of course the fuel o-rings didn't like that and I had to rip the top back off. Then the radiator cap puked. Easy enough fix. Then it seemed like a water pump leak. Did that, great for two days. When it leaked again, I called in backup. Now the friggin head gasket is shot. It'* never been abused/overheated so hopefully it'* just the gasket.

I'll stick to the 3800, thanks.. There'* never a need to take off the fuel schrader cap in order to remove a ps pump on my favorite motor!

What year motor?

96

I'm pulling out a can of gas and matches if I go near it again.

I don't think I've ever seen a blown 3800 head gasket except in extreme boost scenarios.

Shortly after I bought my 96 in 2002 I got a blown head gasket. Consider yourself lucky!

How in the world did you manage that?

I dunno, drove the car for two months to work and school....

But think about all the fun your having.