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[svxpert]

<<I'm REALLY hoping to get out of this for only the 250$ that the overhaul gasket set costs, but we all (well, anyone that's done this before) know about how likely that is. >>

your going to have to make sure the heads are flat. otherwise, your new headgaskets are going to blow agian. take the heads to a engine machine shop and have them check the surface and go from there. if the car doesn't smoke when idling for a few minutes and you have changed the oil on a regular basis, i wouldnt worry about the rings.