cmccabe
Posts : 101 Join date : 2009-04-01 Age : 44 Location : Concord, NH
 | Subject: The skip that wont go away Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:26 am | |
| SO I am begining to think that my skipping engine is due to a blown head gasket. I have not been able to make it go away. I replaced the plugs and wires yesterday and there is no change. I have had a bunch of liquid coming out of the LH tail pipe, and it seams from touching the headers that the # 1 tube is not as hot as the rest. I do not have a compression tester otherwise I would have checked it. So I have a couple of questions.
Are head gaskets issues common? Should I expect some form of head damage? Think I can get away with just a gasket swap? Is it me or is this a good time to install the F-body heads I have had for years? Cam?
Any input is welcome. |
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boojum
Posts : 2167 Join date : 2009-01-21 Age : 30 Location : NH
 | Subject: Re: The skip that wont go away Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:41 am | |
| I think Autozone has a "loaner" compression tester. I also have one you could borrow. |
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toomanytoyz Club President

Posts : 6878 Join date : 2009-01-20 Age : 41 Location : East Hampstead, NH USA
 | Subject: Re: The skip that wont go away Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:10 am | |
| You sure it's not the opti?
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 | Subject: Re: The skip that wont go away Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:21 am | |
| - toomanytoyz wrote:
- You sure it's not the opti?
I have a compression tester if you'd like to borrow it.
I was going to say the same thing. Check opti, or injector on that cylinder. Head gasket failure is not a common problem, but it does happen. If it turns out to be the head gasket, then now would be a great time to loose the cast iron heads. |
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