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 A cracked head means the head itself has a crack in it. Usually between the valves. A blown head gasket means that the gasket that sits between the cylinder head & the engine block has a crach in it allowing the oil and water to mix.sually, when a head gasket goes bad, it is caused by a warped head. Heads warp when the engine overheats. In 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.