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Originally Posted by flydude1221
My dad is an engine machinist and probably has done more cylinder head reconditioning than anyone else in Canada has seen more 2.8/3.1/3.4 GM V6 cyl heads, Saturn/GM ECOTEC heads, and Neon heads than he could shake a stick at
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Two of my 2.8s had blown headgaskets. The one in the Celeb went after the radiator blew out on the freeway. The one in the 6000 wagon was like that when I bought it, but I knew the guy and a blown out radiator caused that one too. The Celeb made a nice excuse to put in a 3.1, more torque and a few better mpg. Would have done that with the 6000 but I couldnt pass up a local 78k 2.8 on ebay for $50, it ran like new.
Others summed this up pretty well. This article also made me think of whats been going on in the towing world, but for the same reason, more profit margin on larger vehicles. Other parts of the world tow safely with smaller vehicles, which many times are more efficient and better handling with a reasonable load behind it than a larger vehicle. But vehicles sold here have much lower tow ratings, sometimes for the same vehicle. The automakers want to you to buy a full size pickup or SUV to tow anything these days.