Like any seal or gasket, when you have a tramendious amount of presure that is constantly trying to escape, over time that seal or gasket, locking in the presure, will get old and start to allow leaks. This is from the constant fluctuation in temperature. Once a small leak occurs it will only get worse until you replace it
The four cylinder Fiero engine has a bad problem with cracking the cylinder head. If the gasket is bad it is likely the head will need an expensive repair. If the car has the V6 engine it is possible to just replace the gasket The real question is how good was the engine before the gasket failed? Should it be rebuilt or was it not burning oil and in good condition before the failure. Did the gasket failure cause any damage to the engine?
Gasket between engine block and cylinder head
A cracked block means that the engine itself is cracked. A blown head-gasket means that the gasket between the engine and the head has blown. Either can be caused by overheating the engine. When an engine overheats the head can warp causing the head-gasket to give out. In some engines the heat cracks the block. If the block is cracked, it's over. If the head-gasket is blown you can always machine the head surface and put it all back together.
If you get a new engine it will have a new head gasket
Sure you CAN, but if you do continue to run an engine with a blown head gasket you will destroy the engine. Do not run any engine with a blown head gasket or you will be buying a new engine.
The head gasket is sandwiched between the head and the engine block.
No. You can have the head gasket replaced. This is unless you kept driving the car with a blown head gasket and have totally destroyed the engine.
Sure it will start with a blown head gasket. But, if you continue to run this engine with a blown head gasket you will destroy the engine.
The head gasket is used to seal between the engine cylinder head and the engine block
The head gasket is the gasket that fits between the cylinder head and the engine block.
Let the engine overheat will normally blow the head gasket.
Anytime the engine overheats you have the possibility of blowing the head gasket.