For short periods of time, prescription medications (such as narcotic pain medications or muscle relaxants) may be helpful to alleviate pain or related complications.
It can take anywhere from 4-10 hrs. now if your head gasket is warped you will have to take it to have it milled that takes from 1 day to several days. if not you can just buy a completely new one that fits perfectly for about $150.
Thread: blown head gasket. blown head gasket I think I may have a blown Head Gasket. My crv's coolant bottle is empty every two weeks and have to fill it up regularly. The radiator upper hose is bloated like its gonna explode. Changed the radiator recently (due to a damaged radiator that was causing slight overheating).