Help with head gasket?

[LJmLee]

Well right now ihave a ef hatchback but im lookin at a 97 civic coupe. the guy claims its a blown head gasket and that it still runs and drives. were planning on trading and i put a little bit of cash on top.

now if it is a blown headgasket and thats the only problem, how would i go about fixing that? would it be worth it to just do a mini me swap? or would that even fix the problem? or should i just get it and get a head gasket replacement kit?

 

[R3dline]

imo, id keep the ef . i wouldnt trade some guy for a car that he has prolly beat the f**k out of

 

[LJmLee]

yeah good point, but i just wanna look at his cuz i love that body style of civic, my dad just got a 98 and i drove it yesterday and its so much more fun. plus im looking for a car i can start learning about hondas a bit more. like i know enough to do simple maintenece but i wanna start doin some mods on my own. and i like my ef but i dont wanna put a buncha money into it, id rather get this 97 coupe fix it up and mod it becuase i dont think a car i bought for 800$ really needs more than 800$ spent on it hahah you know what i mean?

 

[RonJ]

If the blown head gasket in the 97 Civic caused the engine to severely overheat, then the engine is toast and will need to be replaced.

 

[somejaykid]

imo, id keep the ef . i wouldnt trade some guy for a car that he has prolly beat the f**k out of

 

[LJmLee]

if it severly over heated would it still drive? cuz the guy said it ran and drove. and he said its probably a blown head gasket.

 

[RonJ]

if it severly over heated would it still drive? cuz the guy said it ran and drove. and he said its probably a blown head gasket.

Yes, a severely overheated Civic engine might still run but it will be a never ending source of problems. Buying a car that has an engine with a blown head gasket is a big risk because it almost surely overheated and possibly warped the engine beyond repair.

 

[LJmLee]

alright well im gonna look at it and make my decision then. i do know someone selling a good condition low milage vtech and its the same year and everything as this car so if i can get that and the car i think i should be golden. he said the car itself is in good condition but the headgasket is most likely the problem. so we'll see. thanks for all the help guys