> IF you really love the Car that is the way to go. First where are you   
    > going to find something like a beloved Monte Carlo???   
      
   I do.  I bought it new in 2002 and have logged every single thing I have done   
   to it in an MS Word file, complete with dates, mileage, etc - right down to   
   replacing a light bulb.  I ran perfectly fine and the engine was clean,   
   including the inside.  It was just that those two ports on the passenger side   
   (front) of the motor had rotting aluminum.  The other ports looked perfect.   
   The gasket wouldn't have been able to sit flush on the surface, since there   
   was a few spots that the gasket had nothing to sit on.  It was like a cavity.   
      
    > The mechanic is right about it possibibaly being an electrical.   
    > When I was tracking down the similar Suburau problem(they have an ALL   
    > (Aluminum Engine)I found out that NOT cleaning the battery posts often   
    > enough can cause the Aluminum to be eaten away.   
      
   He said it is very rare, but has seen antifreeze with a charge going through a   
   motor with a voltmeter.  He said you run an additional ground as a work-around   
   if you are aware of the problem.  Other than that or a defective head from the   
   factory - which is possible also, they are the only things he could think of   
   that would cause that deterioration on the heads.   
      
   - Mark   
      
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