The 6200 started running hot the other day. After some troubleshooting figured I blew a head gasket, Yep was right. The head has cracked about 5/8 inch long
as is pitted pretty deep on the middle cylinder, i guess it must have been leaking a little before the end of mowing season and with it setting through the winter cause the pitting. New head without valves is $400. Was wondering if y'all would advise to go ahead and do a ring job also. Always ran good and uses no oil. If I decided to ring it can the pan be dropped without removing the engine?
Thanks in advance for amount help/comments.
as is pitted pretty deep on the middle cylinder, i guess it must have been leaking a little before the end of mowing season and with it setting through the winter cause the pitting. New head without valves is $400. Was wondering if y'all would advise to go ahead and do a ring job also. Always ran good and uses no oil. If I decided to ring it can the pan be dropped without removing the engine?
Thanks in advance for amount help/comments.