Mazda B2000
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Mazda B2000
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Bought a Mazda B2000 at an auction and am having second thoughts on the purchase. I was able to drive the thing home but it smoked bad! Did a compression test on all four cylinders and found not very good readings. Got the head off and found that not only was the head gasket bad between #1&2 and #3&4, but there is a hole in the cylinder head between #3&4. Is this fixable by having a welder patch it and then have the head resurfaced? I have since sold this truck to a friend for their son and told them I would do the needed repairs to get it running. I'm obviously not too excited about the things that I have to do now, but will do whatever it takes to get it running. What are your thoughts and how could this happen???
Bought a Mazda B2000 at an auction and am having second thoughts on the purchase. I was able to drive the thing home but it smoked bad! Did a compression test on all four cylinders and found not very good readings. Got the head off and found that not only was the head gasket bad between #1&2 and #3&4, but there is a hole in the cylinder head between #3&4. Is this fixable by having a welder patch it and then have the head resurfaced? I have since sold this truck to a friend for their son and told them I would do the needed repairs to get it running. I'm obviously not too excited about the things that I have to do now, but will do whatever it takes to get it running. What are your thoughts and how could this happen???
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It would be better if you found another head. Engine heads don't repair very easily if at all with holes like that in them. And who's to say it won't fail again if it was to get repaired. It might have been a failure of the metal in the head or at least a gasket failure that helped make the hole.
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Thanks for the reply, Rangerman Stan! I will probably be scrapping this truck as putting any money into it right now seems to be pointless. Unless I can find a cheap head, I don't want to put too much more into it as it will never come back to me. So is the way with most cars as they depreciate in value but this one is definitely not worth the time or money. It's just the way this head failed that gets me wondering "How could something like this happen?", you know?! Again, thanks for the reply!
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I bought a B2000 once and I learned my lesson!! I too, had to replace a head gasket but it didn't eat a hole in the head like that. When you have head gasket failure between cylinders and don't repair it promptly, it usually wears away the metal of the head, too. I have seen it happen on another head. Also, my B2000 had a hole in the top of the gas tank you could stick your hand in, not to mention other problems that needed fixed.
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