1997 Nissan Sentra Blown head gasket

a blown head gasket wont cause the vehicle to crank, a bad intake manifold gasket could if you have a wet type manifold.

but a blown headgasket would prevent a car from running right or even running, perform a compression test on each cylinder to find out, lowest should be no more then 25% less then the highest cylinder.

[quote:606721be76="breck218"]Engine problem
1997 Nissan Sentra 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 90,000 miles
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Will a blown head gasket keep this car from cranking or running and if so, how much should it cost to repair?[/quote:606721be76]

Check the cylinders for coolant if its a headgasket it will show in this model sentra-BTDT and don't forget to have the head resurface.