about a mile from my house yesterday after leaving my head gasket let go, no overheating or any prior warning.

i'm not too bad with a spanner, but i've never done anything like this and my main worry is having to replace the cam belt.

ive got the haynes cvh book that has a fairly detailed description of the work, looking on ebay the haynes sierra manual seems to be the correct one for this engine (?), but can anyone give me any guidence or advice as to how difficult i might find it and would i be better off paying a garage.

ideally i'd like to do it myself, that way i can get the head checked and skimmed, and i will know the job has been done correctly.


1995 Plus 8
1984 4/4 4 Seater (prev)