Spud2388
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Been a while since I've been on here but have done some research on this process. I got home yesterday and saw a darker brown fluid dripping from underneath. Crawled under and I could see it bubbling and dripping from the passenger side head gasket, towards the rear lower corner. There was no overheating or nothing out of the ordinary that would make me think I caused it myself. I'm still debating on whether to take it in to get a full diagnostic done on it ($125 at the dealership) or go and purchase a combustion leak detector kit for $40 and give that a whirl.
Regardless, I've been watching videos on this and the process doesn't seem that hard, just time consuming. I do have a few questions though.
Is there anything I should check/replace while I'm in there? I was planning on getting the Felpro HS26423 Head gasket kit, new head bolts, new Mopar thermostat, new manifold bolts (replaced the stock failed manifolds with BBK shorties a couple years ago and might go back the the stock as these were noticeable louder when it came to hearing the valvetrain), coolant (how many gallons should I get? Mopar?), oil and filter. Should I send it off the get the head/heads flattened and tested?
I'm not trying to dig all the way down to the cam, but are the lifters worth looking at and, if so, how much more work is it to get to them? The passenger side has always seemed louder for some reason (valvetrain noise) vs the right, so I'm tempted to change them just to see if it makes any difference.
Also, do you think its worth replacing both head gaskets or just the one side? I mean, I'll be there but its just something else I could screw up.
Thanks for any and all help fellas.
Regardless, I've been watching videos on this and the process doesn't seem that hard, just time consuming. I do have a few questions though.
Is there anything I should check/replace while I'm in there? I was planning on getting the Felpro HS26423 Head gasket kit, new head bolts, new Mopar thermostat, new manifold bolts (replaced the stock failed manifolds with BBK shorties a couple years ago and might go back the the stock as these were noticeable louder when it came to hearing the valvetrain), coolant (how many gallons should I get? Mopar?), oil and filter. Should I send it off the get the head/heads flattened and tested?
I'm not trying to dig all the way down to the cam, but are the lifters worth looking at and, if so, how much more work is it to get to them? The passenger side has always seemed louder for some reason (valvetrain noise) vs the right, so I'm tempted to change them just to see if it makes any difference.
Also, do you think its worth replacing both head gaskets or just the one side? I mean, I'll be there but its just something else I could screw up.
Thanks for any and all help fellas.