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If you suspect a head gasket issue, as stated in Eric’s video you can use a block tester._x000D_
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzOTnsW … U3jAc4wKt3
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Its good, great compression values. Remove that thermostat and start the engine without thermostat and watch that temp gauge again. If its normal w/o thermostat , then you find the problem. so yes its true. When you push to gas pedal, engine creating comp
If your seeing coolant in on the pistons or plugs. then do the_x000D_
block test to see if gases are in the coolant.are you sure about coolant in all cylinders? and engine still runing when its cold. I guess its not coolant, must be fuel,
Yes it is coolant in the cylinders, not fuel, when I get a Q tip soaked with the fluid it will not light or burn with a lighter. I didn’t do anything with the
sounds as if the HG might be blown,,but on this k-23 engine its uncommon..if the thermo was bad the engine light would come on pointing in that direction….i would recommend a compression and leakdown test b4 pulling the head,,,you should see white smoke
It doesn’t sound like there’s anything wrong with the thermostat operation based on your description.
It’s impossible to diagnose a warped head that way, you would have to remove the head and check it with a straight edge and feeler gauge to see if it’s warped out of spec.
Ok another problem came up, Well I started the head removal process and when I pulled the camshaft out of the head
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