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Message: <blockquote data-quote="96blak54" data-source="post: 1420282" data-attributes="member: 14727">Welcome to cars!Naw, for real though, a blown headgasket calls for machine work. The head must definitely be decked to true up any lowspots. If the block is cast iron, usually no machining needed, the opposite for aluminum. If that engine ever got over heated, the headgaskets will weep do to reduced strengthened headbolts. Heat kills a tty bolt! And the shop most likely reused the headbolts. Can you tell the color of head gasket? I ask cause if its blue, its probably a felpro pt2 series gasket and they most definitely need machined deck surfaces. Their design is good, but need truly flat surfaces.If you like headaches, return the car to that shop.My suggestion, order in a reman engine and swap it out. Do all the cosmetic paints you want before swapping.Its not cool trying to keep a show car finish while a repair shop hunched over your car</blockquote>