1989 Jeep Wrangler Head Gasket

1989 JEEP WRANGLER
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CHACH
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I just aquired an '89 Wrangler from a buddy..He tells me the thing will overheat after about 20 mins.,he has seen the "yoo-hoo"looking gunk,and hes popping freeze plugs and overheating...will fixing the haed gasket do the trick or is there more I should look for? I will do the work myself.
Dec 23, 2007 at 3:55 PM
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Hi there,

You will have to start with the head, and fully o/haul the cooling system. There is no easy way to check the block for a crack, short of ultra sound or X-ray inspection. So you have to think about how far you go? do the head & cooling system and hope that the block is ok.

Mark (mhpautos)
Dec 23, 2007 at 6:00 PM