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Do you have to replace the whole engine if the head gasket is blown?
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∙ 12y ago
No. You can have the head gasket replaced. This is unless you kept driving the car with a blown head gasket and have totally destroyed the engine.
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If your car over-heated and shut off while driving and now will not start at all is the head gasket blown or is the whole engine shot?
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