Head gasket gone

[Shonkers]

Hi guys well it's a tale of woe, was driving back from derby after welding mates car and the engine symbol came on temp gauge was fine so i carried on steady thinking get codes read when i get home, then i gradually lost power an eventually came to a stop, rac said head gasket has gone, i'm going to attempt to repair it myself as i used to be a mechanic, what i would like to know is am i better off dropping engine out cos i don't fancy doing it in situ really, iv'e just ordered the sads donuts and a workshop manual as they need doing any advice or tips wiuld be gratefully appreciated cheers mdears

[RUToyota]

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Sadly it's a read only site now but there may be enough information there to be of some help.