Scott,
The Neon head gaskets earlier were notorious for failing after 40-50k miles or
so. There's a TSB for the head gasket for sure on your year.
My 99 was also susceptible to this and had to have it changed a few miles ago.
I've got 27k on it now.
Shaving the head isn't going to solve the gasket problem. It's something
related to the material they used (cardboard instead of metal) and it failed
very early.
BUT, shaving the head can only be done to factory limits (.010 I believe) for
him to still run ES! ;-)
Enjoy.
Brandon
86DS '99 Neon R/T
reddog_es22@juno.com on 09/14/2000 11:06:09 AM
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Subject: Neon Questions
My brother lost the head gasket on his '95 SOHC and the mechanic thinks
the head may be warped. Does anyone know what the manufacturer spec from
Chrysler is if they have to shave the head? Also, anyone have a stock
head and/or engine they would want to part with? He may be interested if
someone has a spare lying around. TIA!
Scott Sawyer
'91 Honda Civic Si, HS 22
Team Underdog Racing, Underdog F&C
http://www.teamunderdog.com
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