Just bought a z31 - Blown Head Gasket

Quis

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Just bought a z31 - Blown Head Gasket

09-03-2016, 09:25 AM

Hello all, my name is Cris from the Los Angeles area. I bought my 86 z31 NA with 170,000 miles about two weeks ago with very little rust after searching for months (all the ones I went to see had some serious rust!). The body is pretty much fine but it does have a blown head gasket. The oil dipstick isn't showing signs that theres coolant in the oil. The guy I bought it from gave me the haynes repair manual so I'm real grateful on that! I have two uncles that are mechanics but I can't always have them here so any advice/pointers are appreciated.
Heres some pictures on how it looks right now. I also just saw that the belts have some small cracks in them so I should change those too.
Real hyped on finally getting this car!
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Last edited by Quis; 09-03-2016, 09:29 AM.
Big Supes

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09-04-2016, 10:36 AM

Hi, looks like a good buy. Congrats.

If I was in your position I would remove the head, get it checked over by a machine shop to make sure it's 'true' and then look at replacing all the belts and maybe the water pump. I recently bought my car and intend to start from scratch and do a full engine build this winter.