labrat Posted March 14, 2002 Share Posted March 14, 2002 Well, judging by the reaction of the motor when i pulled off #3 and #5 spark plug wires (none at all), i deduced i had a bad headgasket. Not that i was entirely sure, but close enough to warrant a closer inspection. I bought this motor running in a truck, and had been driving it for about 3 weeks daily to and from work (amidst HORRIBLE vibration), and had never pulled the heads. Got off work on monday at 10 pm, with tuesday and wednesday off. Stayed up till 4 am monday night watching my girlfriend pull the heads (she wanted to, so I let her!) in order to get them to the machine shop first thing in the morning. Come to find out, both head gaskets were blown! 3&5 were completely dead (hg blown between them), 4&6 were leaking compression back and forth, but still firing a little, and all the ex valves on one head were burnt, the other head had been replaced at some time in the past (heads were mismatched, and the bad one was painted the same color as the engine). So i was getting full compression on 2 CYLINDERS, number 2 and 8 only. 1 and 7 had burnt valves, and severely worn guides, 3&5 were a lost cause, and 4&6 were blown between them. Picked up the heads at the machine shop on wed, stayed up till 12pm getting them back on and everything running properly, and DAMN! what a difference! Runs like a sewing machine now! It was about 20 hours of hard work, but it was worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 some times you win ....... sometimes you lose... WINNINGS BETTER CONGRATS BTW KEEP THAT GIRLFRIEND!!!!!!! girls that WANT TO HELP WITH ENGINE WORK ARE VERY VERY RARE AND ALMOST PRICELESS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DRK Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Hey man that is great. I am single and want to know how you picked up that girlfriend? I need some tips in a major way. Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted March 16, 2002 Share Posted March 16, 2002 Kewl! Nothing nicer than a great running V8 engine! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat Posted March 17, 2002 Author Share Posted March 17, 2002 Mostly luck, i guess. She's a 5th year engineering student at the University of Texas, and she's really interested in mechanical stuff. The cool part is i only have to explain things once, and then she knows exactly how it works! I guess she can use all the mechanical experience she can get, she's going to be designing oilwells soon... Not only that, but she's cute, too! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 17, 2002 Share Posted March 17, 2002 Can she cook and fetch for you?? I gave up on finding one that understood commands the first time when spoken to.. I only found ones that wanted to slap me around and spend my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat Posted March 18, 2002 Author Share Posted March 18, 2002 Naw, i have to do all the cooking, and fetch? Ya right! But what do you expect? At least we can spend quality time together in the garage;> You should have seen her helping me pull the tranny out of her 89 camry. I don't know why, but some girls look good when they're greasy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 18, 2002 Share Posted March 18, 2002 Stay Happy and do not pay any attention to my evil twin brother who has no one to get greasy with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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