hi gang i made the decission yesterday to go ahead and replace the head gasket! seems recently when i start the van i wants to run on 3 cylinders then a few seconds later its fine. also i,m tired of having to add coolant everyday(a cup or so). i,ve done this repair on a previos van with success and quite confident it,ll be fine. just time and money! which i dont have alot of both but there is no other option! but best of all i have experience at this task/ some o.k. weather and TVT to help me along! ther just 1 more decision to make. that is if the head is cracked what is next? i have a motor in the basement and another in my previous van that ran beatiful. so i wont know till monday or tuesday what my tact will be. if i have to swap motors will the motor come out through the passenger door without removing the door? or will it come out through the cargo door? that is the question for me at this time. so leave a light for me and i,ll post some pics as i go along. " cover me i,m goin in" !!!