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gound out what was wrong with my car
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:31 PM
well I finally tore my motor down and come to find out it had spun 2 bearings. So I got to looking they gave my the wrong head set for my car. Advance Auto gave me the head set for a 89 grand am turbo.So not thinking I had the wrong gaskets I built my motor.
the car ran for about 2500 miles then CLANCK I had it towed home. Ok know since they gave me the wrong gaskets Im driving it with know idea they were wrong parts. I noticed the radiator hoses swelling on hot days or if I ran it hard, then when I cut the car off it would hisssssssssssss after about 5 mins it would quit. Well in the mean time its starving my engine for oil. I didn't know that. therefore the oil journal and the water jackets didnt line up causing my car to spin 2 bearings.Advance made good on the bearing and replaced them but they said they wasn't going to make good on the head gasket. after I get done talking with them If they don't make good on the head gasket Im going to call the District Manager. WHat they don't know is I went to school with the DMs son in a different state and we were good friends. So I hope they make good


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Re: gound out what was wrong with my car
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:48 PM
The grand am turbo is the same motor you have. Sorry that was not your problem.



Re: gound out what was wrong with my car
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:19 PM
yes It was the oil journals and water jakets are different shape


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Re: gound out what was wrong with my car
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:39 AM
sorry your right same gasket. wrong head


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Re: gound out what was wrong with my car
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:51 AM
Now you'd actually get someone who knows what he's doing behind the counter, and he would note that the gasket is exactly the same. I used to work for them, and was surprised at how stupid some people were.


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Re: gound out what was wrong with my car
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:17 AM
with the heads being different if I put the wrong one on would tha matter. yiu kno one is Dshped and one is kidney shaped


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