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Old Feb 3, 2026 | 04:16 PM
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I bought my first Corvette, a 92 convertible. I don't know a lot about Vettes but saw this on auction, so I went to preview and check it out. Everything looked good, oil, coolant, started right up, drove it around the lot so I bid on it, not knowing what the reserve was. To my surprise , I won the bid for $3900. We drove it home and checked it over and the coolant was low, (not leaking) so we added some coolant and drove it some more and the same thing happened. so I pulled the plugs and have coolant in the cylinders but not in the oil. Head gasket!!!!!
I don't have the time to do the head gaskets.


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Old Feb 3, 2026 | 04:33 PM
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Welcome to the forum, wish I had the cash handy, I would scoop it up.
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Welcome, and for the price find local mechanic to replace head gasket before you do more damage, looks like a keeper.
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Welcome, and for the price find local mechanic to replace head gasket before you do more damage, looks like a keeper.
don’t keep driving it.
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Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear about the head gaskets. If you decide to keep the car, perhaps you could have them done at a trusted repair facility instead of doing them yourself? The car definitely has potential and could make a great driver!

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