Yes, it looks like I finally have a major repair after 293,000 miles on the '96 855 Turbo. It's been a long run-8 yrs. Until now, it's been mostly minor items such as struts, shocks, front wheel bearings, a new drivers seat (leather wore out), etc. I diagnosed a leaking head gasket this weekend-oil in the coolant,fluid leaking out the head/block in the back, lower compression on cylinders 2 & 3 (95-100psi vs. 130 psi on the others). I could definitely attempt to do the repair after looking at my Haynes Manual, but do I really want to? What will go wrong next-tranny, etc? My question is this-how much would it cost to do-it-myself, or how much would it cost at an Indy shop or Dealer? I am asking those who may know. Thanks in advance for any help...

Larry