Cracked head!

Hi all,
Well I haven't broken my '96 SC1 sohc, down yet but I'm sure its either
crack or gasket. I have the dreaded milkshake in my water coolant tank.
Funny thing is the motor runs fine like nothing is wrong with it.I have
found though that no water is in the oil, dipstick shows oil only. I think
what caused this problem was a faulty pvc hose causing excessive heat in
engine, thats just a guess though. I'm an average shade tree but I am
going to fix this thing myself. Was wondering if anyone has bought any
heads from a company in Florida, "Clearwater Cylinder Head, Inc. They
priced me a new head, not remanufactured, delivered to the door in TN. for
$350.00 2yr./24000mi. warranty. The guy also told me the new casting used
was made thicker in areas where cracks have been generated in the past. I
am going to need a good book for this job, any recomendations? Speciaal
tools?

 

Haynes manual has a fair description of how to do the job and the required
tools.

marx404

 

Sounds just like what my '99 has done... i hope its just the gasket.
Anybody point me in the right direction for cleaning the coolant system
?

 

No such luck.

Cracked head, checked out Clearwater Cylinder Head, new, $335 + $20
shipping, ordered an hour ago. Locally, my mechanic could only find
one, remanufactured, $100.00 core, $520 or 30, couple of days to get
it. Plus AutoZone charges a shipping fee.

 

Clearwater Cylinder Head is good, very reasonable, i ordered new,
$355, 3 day delivery, from Fla. to NC. Mechanic said it was a good
part, was impressed by the price and quality. Car runs great.

 

Thats good. Probably cost as much as maintaining a Honda though. How
much was the labor?