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Bought a 1992 Honda Civic w/rebuilt engine that had ...
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Bought a 1992 Honda Civic w/rebuilt engine that had low mileage. After just a few weeks, the car has blown a head gasket. I understand this may be a recurring problem with aluminum cylinder head engines. What can I do to keep this from happening again?

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nothing. car is in repair shop.

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February 16 8:40 AM (21 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
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try not to run engine hot but you dont know if the head was done right the first time? thanks i hope this helps al

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February 16 8:48 AM (8 minutes and 20 seconds later)
         
Reply to al's Post: duh. I know not to run the engine hot, but the car went from normal to immediately hot. Drove it only 2 miles with white smoke blowing out the tail pipe. gasket was already blown. I'm concerned about aluminum heads doing this again. I've heard this is a recurring problem.
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February 16 9:00 AM (11 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
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