Which is easier changing a engine or a head gasket?

My husband said that some people say that it is easier to change a engine in a SUV then to change the head gasket, Which do you think?|||Depends on the vehicle.|||There are a lot of variables here.


Depending on the engine, make, model, and year of the vehicle makes a big difference.|||To change a head gasket you have to dissassemble most of the engine. An engine swap means you have to disconect everything attached to the engine. When you figure for putting the new engine in and dealing with everything that is going to nickle and dime you to death, I%26#039;d say they%26#039;re pretty close difficulty-wise. Knowledge-wise, it takes a lot more knowledge to do a head gasket than it does to swap an engine. Tough call.|||we have done both recently and there is not much difference we still had to take the engine apart to do the gasket|||Head gasket is way easier. Besides, you are sure the job is done right. If you put a used engine in it, you don%26#039;t really know what condition it%26#039;s in. Most problems with the Bravada are due to a bad intake manifold design and a bad intake manifold gasket. There is a new part number for this problem. There is also a mammoth lawsuit against GM for poor design and manufacture. See ALLDATA data base in library for tips about how to handle this issue. Which engine do you have???? the 3.1, 3.4, or 3.8???? Anyway, the heads are far easier to remove than to remove the entire engine in one piece!!!!! Don%26#039;t use GM Dexcool after the repair is done. Use Mercedes Benz coolant. It is time proven and tested. Will protect engine the best for 150,000 more miles!!!!