Righjt quick sum up,

Head gasket went,
Had head skimmed and new gasket, rebuilt seemed a little fluffy, compression test showed only 3 bar on one.
Head off no sign of physical damage to be honest no explanantion.

Are new blocks available or can you get them refaced at all.
Goonna start from scratch or try and find a recon engine from some where.

 

Still no luck with it all then Lee?

 

new block`s or engines are not avab from FORD anymore for RST

 

Right this is the second Head gasket she has had. Must be a block issue. HEad been checked when was skimmed.
I know fact, that a) the head was put on correctly b) Cam timing was 100%

Any one have any contacts for recondioned Turbo CVH lumps?

No mate. Was hoping to see a bent or damaged valve woould explain No compression.

 

Surely at 3psi and no sign of obvious damage, then the test and/or equipment must be questionable?

 

Incidentally, what were the other 3??

 

9 PSI on 2,3&4

Tought the same, but all ok every time on the other cylinders. Even tried anoter tested.

Weird though cos tried a few times in case my head was playing tricks and was reading 0. Now even one of my farts would cause at least 1 PSI so I was thinking head off and there would be a problem staring me right in the face.

 

I assume you mean Bar not PSi??

 

Had the same prob turned out to be a cracked piston between the rings.

 

shagged rings??

 

Would that really loose all Compression though?
Also if the rings were shot would she not smoke like Dot Cotton?
Nothing visual on the Head sagket either.

Would the face of the block be shot?

 

And yeah sorry mean BAR!

 

If I had an issue with the lifters on this cylinder and it was causing the valves not to open this would still give me a reading wouldnt it???!!!!

 

have you put the spacer plates on that go under the rockers

Matt

 

Yeah. I did indeed,

 

have u actually ran the engine? does it run? maybe a poor seal on the compression tester on one of the plug holes...just a thought

 

get pics up

 

Yeah engine done bout 100 miles since head back on.

Right will do.

 

 

Take some bigger piccies focused around the cylinder you are having problems with mate.

 

cylinder number 3's valves look different to the rest..


looks like damage near the no.3 exhaust valve or is it just my vision

 

Will do

Wish it was. Thing is its on bore 1

 

May have engine out today. See if the pistons are at fault!