brokendonkey
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I bought a 2011 2.3 120 flatbed chassis cab last week, was driving it home on the motorway at about 55 for 2 hours then as everything seemed ok with it i sped up to 70mph for a while until i heard a beep from the dash and looked down to see i was overheating. Hard shoulder investigations revealed the top hose had split causing the coolant to escape, we bodged up the hose and topped up the coolant but it just chucks the coolant out when i try to run the engine 
Is changing the headgasket with the engine in situ a realistic option?? ive been offered a complete running engine for £600 so am a bit stuck on what to do.
If the head is coming off and getting skimmed the injectors will probably have to come out and ive heard they are likely to snap off so im worried about it just being a total pain of a job. Do these tend to warp heads when they get hot?
hmmnn engine or headgasket.

Is changing the headgasket with the engine in situ a realistic option?? ive been offered a complete running engine for £600 so am a bit stuck on what to do.
If the head is coming off and getting skimmed the injectors will probably have to come out and ive heard they are likely to snap off so im worried about it just being a total pain of a job. Do these tend to warp heads when they get hot?
hmmnn engine or headgasket.