sorry bout that.... im a lil mechanically inclined... but i got like 3 friends that have rebuilt engines... now... about the motor. it does turn over... there is no mixing of liquids... about 215k on the motor... but less than 2k since the rebuild... that is all i know...180weaver wrote:how mechanically inclined are you and also you have really listed much to go on. does the engine turn over or is it seized? is the oil milky like a bunch or antifreeze leaked through? How many miles were on the engine? I'd say if you are gonna use this engine tear it apart and at least replace the seals, gaskets, rings, and bearings.
alright... great and thanks... ill post when i know more...180weaver wrote:thats ridiculously low compression, should be in the 160's or thereabouts. Im not sure how to check where compression leaks could be, but for the compression to be that low it could be a lot of things. leaky valve seals, leaky rings, bad gasket seals. I would recommend pulling the head, have it checked to see if it was warped from overheating, and if there are any cracks in the block while your at it. Mine cracked across one of the coolant passages, so clean off the old gasket material real well to see. Get new head gasket and bolts, for sure the chiltons manual if you haven't already. When the heads off hand turn the engine over to see visibly how the piston rings are sealing and go from there.
well... im in the process of removing the head now... im hoping to find that the head gasket is gone.. lol... if thats not the problem... then idk what im gonna do... cause im completly outta money and its my only car...... =[kingkong1865 wrote:to tell you the truth, i had the same problem with my engine, i ended up rebuilding the engine and putting 2000$ of new parts into it just to find out 4 of my valves were shot. wat i would do is take the head off, and rebuild it because it my be simple like a valve guide or not so simple like your valves themselves.