Here's what happened:
I was in my car, talking to my exgirlfriend... all of a sudden a ploom of smoke comes out of the engine bay. I immediately turn off the car--- and see the temp gauge all the way up to max. I pop the hood, let the smoke clear... and see the lower radiator hose coming from the coolant tank is off and all of the coolant is drained out.
I take the car 1/4 mile to a local indy mechanic... he calls me up the next day telling me the head gasket blew.
Is it possible for the gasket to blow in a matter of minutes?
I ordered a new head gasket and the removal tools ... the indy mechanic quoted me anywhere between $1500-2000 --- no way in hell I can afford that right now.
How hard would this be to do it myself?
Any tips / advice please. I'm going to be attempting to do it this weekend.
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