How am i spending my christmas? (pic)
22-12-2005, 02:32 PM
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How am i spending my christmas? (pic)
This is how 
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Not sure what the problem is, only showing 40lbs of compression on #2 cylinder
It happened whilst i was driving it, so i'm guessing headgasket from what it felt like.
Its an auto, so i was reversing at about 2mph, then popped it into drive, pulled forward about 10 feet with light acceleration, then it jolted lightly as if the engine just let go, and lost a lot of power.
http://img289.imageshack.us/img289/4633/cimg23043vh.jpg
Not sure what the problem is, only showing 40lbs of compression on #2 cylinder
It happened whilst i was driving it, so i'm guessing headgasket from what it felt like.
Its an auto, so i was reversing at about 2mph, then popped it into drive, pulled forward about 10 feet with light acceleration, then it jolted lightly as if the engine just let go, and lost a lot of power.
22-12-2005, 02:37 PM
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Alright for some eh 
Anyway, who said i wouldn't be getting pissed AND working on the car 
There's me thinking 'hehe, this'll be a walk in the park as its RWD things are easy to get to'
How wrong i was Its an automatic, and the engine loom goes from the front of the engine, to the rear, down the back, up over the gearbox, and then it dissapears?! great fucking design that is aint it. The only thing that will be easy to do is the cambelt.
Anyway, who said i wouldn't be getting pissed AND working on the car There's me thinking 'hehe, this'll be a walk in the park as its RWD things are easy to get to'
How wrong i was
Its an automatic, and the engine loom goes from the front of the engine, to the rear, down the back, up over the gearbox, and then it dissapears?! great fucking design that is aint it. The only thing that will be easy to do is the cambelt.
22-12-2005, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by J871yhk
THats sounds low for just a head gastket...
its probably mechanical...
Have you done a wet and dry compression test.
Alex
its probably mechanical...
Have you done a wet and dry compression test.
Alex
#1 Chipped valve
#2 Rings gone (hoping its not this)
As for wet & dry compression test, i dunno what it is? So no.
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Originally Posted by philc
unlucky, its fooking freezing out there as well.
this is how i will be spending mine, making a large dent into this lot:
this is how i will be spending mine, making a large dent into this lot:
reminds me of an offer in the local pub. drink sixteen pints and get a free hat and t shirts. we thought we would do it all in one night. I stopped at ten, fucked had to go home. One of my mates did it then went to club and drank more
22-12-2005, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by philc
unlucky, its fooking freezing out there as well.
this is how i will be spending mine, making a large dent into this lot:
this is how i will be spending mine, making a large dent into this lot:
reminds me of an offer in the local pub. drink sixteen pints and get a free hat and t shirts. we thought we would do it all in one night. I stopped at ten, fucked had to go home. One of my mates did it then went to club and drank more
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22-12-2005, 03:46 PM
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Just been outside to whip the inlet manifold off, had a peek into the port and the inlet valvesall look fine, but thenagain, its rarely the inlet valves that fail...its the exhaust ones that give up the ghost.
Exhaust manifold tomorrow
What fun!
Exhaust manifold tomorrow
What fun!
31-12-2005, 02:28 PM
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I was right
Was the head gasket
Breach from cylinder 2 to 3. Quite thankful that its that TBH, could have been a lot worse......could have been the rings, or even a breach from oil to water, which would have made a right fucking mess.
Will be sideways again in a week 
Was the head gasket
Breach from cylinder 2 to 3. Quite thankful that its that TBH, could have been a lot worse......could have been the rings, or even a breach from oil to water, which would have made a right fucking mess.
Will be sideways again in a week
31-12-2005, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by philc
at least you know what it is just got to put it all back together now
just got to put it all back together now At least head gasket is straight forward....shame rebuilding the fucking thing won't be
Just to add to this, about the 40lbs of pressure on cylinder #2....if i wasn't such a lazy git, i would haverealised that cylinder #3 would have show exactly the same, therfore indicating a breach. Would have saved me some panicing if i hadn't stopped the compression test at #2
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