1994 MERCURY SABLE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

MY 1994 MERCURY SABLE SUDDENLY ACCERERATED TO 60 MPH WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SLOWED ERRATICALLY. I TRIED BRAKING BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW SUFFICIENTLY. IUSED THE EMERGENY BRAKE BUT STILL COULD NOT SLOW ENOUGH AVOID HITTING A PHONE POLE. THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. I HAD NEW FRONT BRAKES INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE AND RECEIVED AN INSPECTION STICKER THE DAY BEFORE.

ENGINE FAILED AT NIGHT, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO THAT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE TRAILING AFTER THE CAR UNTIL I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT IT WAS A RUPTURED MOTOR GASKET WITH ANTIFREEZE SEEPING INTO THE MOTOR. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****742671

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM BUT IT EXPIRED ON SEP/2002 AND DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *NLM

MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN 04/00 DUE TO BAD HEAD GASKETS WITH 73,200 MILES ON ORIGINAL ENGINE. HEADS FAILED AGAIN 12/02 WITH 43,000 MILES ON NEW MOTOR. CLAIM DENIED BY FORD DUE TO NO AVAILABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PACKAGE AVAILABILITY. TS

CONSUMER STATES DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW THE HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE FAILED AT 9000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A LONG BLOCK. HOWEVER ON THE FACTORY REPLACED ENGINE, THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP HAS SUGGESTED THAT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS THE BEST CHOICE. CONSUMER HAS ASKED DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ENGINE WHICH HAS FAILED TWICE. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. CONSUMER FILED COMPLAINT WITH BUREAU OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY. *TT

3.8L V6 ENGINE HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. TEMPERATURE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHILE DRIVING AND THER EWOULD BE A LOSS OF COOLANT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IT WILL OVERHEAT AND THE OIL LIGHT FLASHES, CONSUMER STATES HE JUST RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, AND IS REQUESTING THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM ISSUED HIM A CREDIT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE.*JB

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED AND A NOTICE WAS SENT OUT, THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. NLM

DROVE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH FOR ABOUT 70 MILES. AT STOP LIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND A MODERATE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL WAS COMING FROM THE OIL PAN SEAL. HAD CARD TOWED BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. DEALER CLAIMS TRANSMISSION HAD NO FLUID IN IT. VECHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED TWO DAYS BEFORE THIS TRIP AND WORKED FINE. WHEN PULLED OFF CHECKED OIL AND TRANSMISSION. OIL WAS DOWN SOME, BUT NOT ALL. TRANMISSION HAD FLUID INDICATING ABOVE THE OK TO DRIVE MARK. WAS ABLE TO MOVE CAR BACK AND FORWARD FOR TOW TRUCK TO ATTACH. TRANSMISISON REBUILT BY FORD AT 88000 IN 1998 TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. OIL PAN GASKET REPLACE JUNE 0F 2001 AT 117,000 MILES.*AK

SINCE 2000, THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME REASONS. WE HAVE JUST REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE RADIATOR AND NOW WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH $800.00 TO GET THE HEAD GASKET FIXED. IF IN ANYWAY PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK AT [email protected] OR CALL 757-854-4027

ROUGH IDLING YESTERDAY, HEAD GASKET BLEW TODAY. PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE AND USUAL ERUCTION OF ANTIFREEZE. AVOIDED ACCIDENT THOUGH I DID SWERVE INTO NEXT LANE BETWEEN 2 CARS.. *AK

3.8 V6 ENGINE WAS LOSING COOLANT AND OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMEN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

HEADGASKET FAILED AT 56000 MILES. DEALER REBUILT ENGINE, HEADGASKET FAILED AGAIN AT 33000 MILES. *AK

WE PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCT. OF 2000. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. WHEN WE HAD HEAD GASKET FAILURE, WE CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY DENIED COVERAGE. SAID THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY PROVIDED HAD EXPIRED. WERE UNWILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE HEAD GASKETS ON MY CAR WHICH IS A 94 MERCURY SABLE W/ A 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE. THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED ON MY CAR AND I WAS NOT INFORMED OF A EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT EVEN WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER AND ASKED FOR A QUOTE ON THE 94 SABLE WHICH I WAS QUOTED1350.00 , IF THE ENGINE IS GONE TO THEN 3000.00. I FEEL IT IS UNFAIR I AM BEING PENALIZED FOR A FAULTY PART I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF AND ONLY 300 MILES AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE COPY OF THE WARRANTY STATES TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET CHANGED EVEN IF THERE IS NO PROBLEMS.*AK

I HAVE EXPERINCED OVERHEATING W/ MY CAR FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND SHOWED IT WAS FINE NOW I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 90,000 MILES AFTER PAMPERING THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR STALLED , I RESTARTED AND A BLUE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE REAR AFTER HAVEING A MECHANIC LOOK INTO IT , HE DTERMINED IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET.

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED AND A NOTICE WAS SENT OUT, THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. NLM

AFTER REPLACING FIRST ENGINE AT 56,000 MILES UNDER FORD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, SECOND ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED AFTER 33,000 MILES OF WEAR. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY ON SECOND ENGINE WAS GOOD FOR 2 YEARS OR 22,000 MILES. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER. *AK *JB

ENGINE MOUNTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO HOLD ENGINE, BOLTS PREMATURELY BREAK WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO DROP, ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AKCONSUMER STATED SHE SOLD THE VEHICLE IN OCT, 2001 BECAUSE OF REOCURRING ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS.*SLC

HEAD GASKETS FAILED ANTIFREEZE LEAKED THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING IT TO CRACK ENGINE TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET CAR BACK REPLACEMENT ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSIG ANTIFREEZE TO BOIL OUT HEAD GASKETS LEAKAGE CAR HAD TO BE TOWEDX2 DEALER HAS CAR WILL REPLACE ENGINE AGAIN SAME PEOPLE AS BEFORE SAID AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 WEEKS WITHOUT MY CAR NEED MY CAR FOR WORK GETTING IMPATIENT WITH JD BYRIDERS ATTITUDE ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WONDERING IF THIS CAR SHOULD'VE BEEN RECALLED FROM DAY 1 OF MANUFACTURING.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE TO CRANKSHAFT AND BEARINGS. *AK

PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTIFICATION IN WHICH CONSUMER STATES HE NEVER RECEIVED, HE STATES AS HE WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE SOUNDS AND THEN THE TEMPERATURE WARNING GAUGE AND AUDIBLE ALARM SIGNALED A PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AND IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE OR COMPENSATE HIM THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE 7 YEAR OR 100,000 MILES AND ALSO BECAUSE HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND AS OF 04-28-01 THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER. *JB

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE ON ABOUT 5/1/01, IT CHUGGED AND HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. THEN, SUDDENLY WHITE SMOKE EMINATED FROM THE EXHAUST AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR ON 5/8/01. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THIS WAS LATER VERBALLY CONFIRMED BY THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE RECALL COVERAGE EXPIRED ON 4/8/01, I AM TOLD I CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR HALF PRICE ONLY BY THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE IT COVERED FOR THE FULL AMOUNT SINCE MY CAR HAS SO LITTLE MILEAGE AND SINCE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW SO CLOSE TO THE COVERAGE DEADLINE (AND SINCE IT APPEARS THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM I'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS OR SO ACCORDING TO THE FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. I FEEL I'VE BEEN SOLD A LEMON AND AM...

I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS FIXED IN MARCH 2000, AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT MALFUNCTION ON THIS VEHICLE, I SPOKE WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME OF POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING FROM THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND FORD MOTOR SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE AND REPAIR THEREFORE.*AK

DRIVING UP A GRADE, CAR OVERHEATED. BELIEVE THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED.*AK

CAR IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE,THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW UP.*AK

HEAD GASKET WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT CAUSED SMOKE TO LEAK AT TAIL LIGHT, AND ANTI-FREEZE TO SPILL IN MUFFLER. PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-55MPH ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW, AND HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK

THERE WAS A RECALL ON HEAD GASKET. AFTER VEHICLE WAS FIXED CONSUMER WAS SENT A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EXTENED WARRANTY ON HEAD GASKET.*AK

ACCORDING TO RECALL 00M09 AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THE CONSUMER QUALIFIED FOR $4000 CUSTOMER FOCUS CERTIFICATE TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW OR LEASED LINCOLN/MERCURY, THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED THAT HE DID NOT QUALIFY. *SLC

ACCORDING TO RECALL 00M09 AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THE CONSUMER QUALIFIED FOR $4000 CUSTOMER FOCUS CERTIFICATE TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW OR LEASED LINCOLN/MERCURY, THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED THAT HE DID NOT QUALIFY. *SLC

I AM A MERCURY SABLE 1994 OWNER. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY, I BEGAN TO HAVE ENGINE TROUBLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY GARAGE. I WAS INFORMED LATER THIS MORNING THAT I HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THE GARAGE SUGGESTED THAT I TOW THE CAR TO A NEARBY FORD DEALER, NOVATO FORD. REMEMBERING THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A LETTER REGARDING HEAD GASKETS AND BEFORE TOWING TO THE NOVATO FORD DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT HE ALSO REMEMBERED THIS "HEAD GASKET" SITUATION AND PUT ME ON HOLD. WHEN HE RETURNED HE INFORMED ME THAT SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000 (CURRENTLY 105,693), I WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. I THEN CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 392-3673 AND REFERENCED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM, #98M01. QUOTING THE LETTER -...

CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL RELATED TO THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO KNOWLEDGE (ALTERNATOR, THERMOSTAT, ENGINE SEALS, BELTS), CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REPAIR DUE TO MILEAGE. *MJS

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. YH

PRIOR TO THE RECALL OIL AND COOLANT MIXED DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE (00M09). YH

A RECALL (OOM09) WAS ISSUED IN MARCH OF 2000 EXTENDING A RECALL ISSUED IN OCTOBER, 1999. BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE THE LETTER I WAS NOT APPRISED OF THE WARNING SIGNALS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. IF I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE AUTO TO A DEALER AND HAD THE HEAD GASKETS CHECKED. THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS HESITANT ABOUT REPAIRING THE AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILE/7 YEAR RECALL PARAMETER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OR REPAIR 9 MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THIS AUTOMOBILE; ALTERNATOR, FUEL LINE, TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, AIR CONDITIONER, BELTS, THERMOSTAT (DESTROYED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE HEAT PRECIPITATED BY HEAD GASKET FAILURE), ETC. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DAMAGE AND SHOULD REPAIR THE AUTOMOBILE AT THEIR EXPENSE BECAUSE OF LACK OF NOTIFICATION. THE TRANSMISSION...

CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR HEAD GASKETS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM IT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. CONSUMER WAS DEFINTELY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING/ OVERHEATING, AND HEAVY BLACK SMOKE. ALSO, LOSS OF COOLANT. *AK

TIMING COVER GASKET AND HEAD GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN COOLANT LOSS. *AK

BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS ARE CRACKED ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD LOT OF OTHER SABLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOWER MILEAGE THAN MY CAR. THANK YOU. *AK

ENGINE BLEW DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF HEAD GASKET.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN ATLANTA GEORGIA THE CAR OVERHEATED AND STALLED. A WRECKER SERVICE WAS CALLED AND AUTO WAS TOWED TO PEP BOYS FOR REPAIR. SINCE IT WAS AFTER 5:00 PM THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE ANY WORK ON THE AUTO.MOBILE, OVERNIGHT STAY WAS REQUIRED. WAS CONTACTED THE NEXT MORNING BY PEP BOYS AND TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND THEY DID NOT DO THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE/REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE RECALL. HAD SERVICE WORK DONE AND PAID $1,250 AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN TRAVELING HOME TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. WAS FORCED TO STOP THREE TIMES TO COOL ENGINE AND REFILL RADIATOR. CAR IS NOT REPAIRED. HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE REPAIR PROVIDER IN ATLANTA AND...

RECALL REPAIR ON HEAD GASKET WAS DENIED, UNIT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT THE TIME OF RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER FAILED LATER AND DENIED REPAIR. *MJS

A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT CAUSED ERRATIC OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY REFUSED TO SHIFT - WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE OR FIRST GEAR - REQUIRED FULL REBUILT OF TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER - ALTHOUGH MAINTAINED ON SCHEDULE BY MERCURY DEALER. ENGINE MOUNTS DISCOVERED FAILED AT THIS TIME - A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE THAT PREVIOUSLY FORD WOULD PAY TO REPAIR BUT NOT NOW. POOR QUALITY VEHICLE.

AFTER THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED IN 01-98, THE CRANKSHAFT AND RADIATOR NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET BEING REPLACED.IN 02-98 THE CRANKSHAFT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TIMING COVER BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. IN 12-98 THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. THE TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED AT THE FOLLOWING MILEAGES-44832,45520,67205. ACCORDING TO THE RECEIPTS GIVEN TO ME AT THE TIME, THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER THE SAME DAY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT BY DOING THAT, THEY COMBINED THREE DIFFERENT WORK ORDERS INTO ONE. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS REPLACED WAS AT 71387. THE CRANK WAS REPLACED AT 45520 MILES, THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AT 46942 , 67205, 68523 AND 67205. FORD MOTOR COMPANY , THROUGH PROGRAM #00M09 , IS ADMITTING A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 L ENGINE WITH REGARD TO THE HEAD GASKET. THIS PROGRAM IS ALLOWING FOR A...

I WILL FAX TO YOUR (202) 366-7882 NUMBER THE LETTER I SENT TO JAC NASSER CEO, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEIR LETTER (WHICH I DIDN'T RECEIVE IN THE MAIL) INDICATING POSSIBLE PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS, THE FORM LETTER THAT THEY SENT ME IN RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT IF THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WHICH I EXPERIENCED WAS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY ALL OF THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE THIE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THERE MODELS OF VEHICLES. *YH

FAILURE OF ENGINE HEAD GASKET LED TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FAILURE. *AK