316 head gasket

[mk2escort]

my cars popped, sudden loss of power whilst at 70mph, big miss fire, lumpy idle, slight over heating and frothy and bubbling coolant, i very much suspect the head gasket so want to ask how much time it normally takes?? and do these heads need pressure testing and skimming when they're removed? the car only has 6 weeks tax n test left on it, it needs new wings n front valance but only has 70k and the interior is mint, its very close to gettin broken for spares so im hoping for good news from here,

[town325i]

Well if you have a spare cylinder head that is pressure tested and skimmed you can do a head swap in a day easy

[mk2escort]

i dont have a spare head, or any spares at all, , decided its goin the distance, soon to be in the for sale saction.