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.
  Answer   The head gasket is the thin piece of gasket material that is between the engine block and the head. The head gasket fills small imperfections in the head â¦ and creates an air-tight seal between the two surfaces, note that it is a seal that is capable of enduring tremendous extremes of heat and pressure.n an extreme case, when an engine overheats the head and/or engine block can crack. But in any case, all are caused by an overheated engine.     To prevent engine overheating, inspect belts and hoses whenever you purchase fuel.