1999 Ford Escort Head Gasket blown cost at shop

1999 FORD ESCORT
234,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MISTERKG
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My 1999 Ford Escort with over 200,000 miles has a head gasket blown on it. The shop is telling me it will cost a total of about $1200-$1400 to repair. This seems a bit expensive to me. I am in the Tampa, FL area is this cost comparable? Someone in the St Pete area stated their cost was estimated about $250. That is a big difference.
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:15 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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If its double over head cam then its about 8 hours of labor plus material
so I can see some doing the job for $250 and $ 1400 is a bit high just for gasket job
need to know what else they are replacing if any

try and get another estimate
Jan 8, 2009 at 7:47 PM