trunk carpet removal. (Page 2/2) richard in nc JUN 27, 07:24 PM quote Originally posted by David Hambleton: Hey Richard! In all seriousness, I've had head gaskets go among a Corolla, 2 on 1928 and 1929 Ford Model A engines and 3 on Fieros over about 50 years. One cloud producing failure was the 1984 2.5L thin block cracking problem resulting in a GM recall warranty complete engine replacement at 102,000 km in 1987. Symptoms have ranged from steam from deck vents, white clouds from the exhaust and diminishing coolant level with no other evidence. This was the latest Fiero incident: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/146435.html I drape an old blanket over and in the trunk so I can climb in and out and kneel on the ledge while protecting the lights, paint and carpet in the area. i have a rare five speed ford areostar with the 3.0.it also has a blown head gasket.i really liked it but with the engine jammed into the bottom of the dash its beyond my ability to fix.the shop manual says to drop the engine out the bottom.