cracked head

[lsxrebel]

ok so here is what i got. a buddy of mine cracked a head while driving the other day. the motor over heated and he towed it home. now should he just buy a new motor or just get heads and flush the motor. any info would help.

[pajeff02]

Depends on how bad he cooked it. I'd at least pull the cracked head and check stuff out before investing in a whole new motor.

[lsxrebel]

that is what i am sayin to him. we towed it to a shop and they gave him a whole story of why he should buy one of their motors and let them do all the work.

[TLS_Addict]

Shop is trying to rip him off. However, if he gets the head off, rips it apart, and finds bits and pieces of piston rings or something than perhaps a new engine is in order.