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opentrackerSteve
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I have started seriously attempting to get my Mustang back together after a nearly 2 year hiatus.
On the way home from Knott's 2013, I lost coolant close enough to home that I thought I could make it.
It didn't make it and the car died when I got in traffic. Had the car towed home and was actually able to start it and get it in the driveway the day after that event.
Life came a calling and it's sat there since until this past weekend.
I got a new battery, electronic ignition and coil and still no joy on starting.
I did a compression test yesterday and the results were terrible. 75 psi on the highest cylinders (end cylinders, 1, 4, 5 and 8) and lower in the middle.
I suspect the head gasket material rotted away and is likely gone in the center of the heads.
I did pull the driver's side valve cover gasket and all looks ok inside on the top of the head (also verified rotation is fair).
I just ordered a set of head gaskets, intake set and a set of head bolts. I will start spending at least 1 hour a night pulling things apart in prep to be at Knott's (now less than 3 weeks away).
I didn't bother doing a wet test as I suspect that the rings are not broken (oil level was ok when I had gotten home).
Anyone got an input on other things to check - regardless of what is fouled up, I need to pull the heads at this time, so I'm proceeding.... The parts I ordered can be used in the future, so I've got nothing lost there....
On the way home from Knott's 2013, I lost coolant close enough to home that I thought I could make it.
It didn't make it and the car died when I got in traffic. Had the car towed home and was actually able to start it and get it in the driveway the day after that event.
Life came a calling and it's sat there since until this past weekend.
I got a new battery, electronic ignition and coil and still no joy on starting.
I did a compression test yesterday and the results were terrible. 75 psi on the highest cylinders (end cylinders, 1, 4, 5 and 8) and lower in the middle.
I suspect the head gasket material rotted away and is likely gone in the center of the heads.
I did pull the driver's side valve cover gasket and all looks ok inside on the top of the head (also verified rotation is fair).
I just ordered a set of head gaskets, intake set and a set of head bolts. I will start spending at least 1 hour a night pulling things apart in prep to be at Knott's (now less than 3 weeks away).
I didn't bother doing a wet test as I suspect that the rings are not broken (oil level was ok when I had gotten home).
Anyone got an input on other things to check - regardless of what is fouled up, I need to pull the heads at this time, so I'm proceeding.... The parts I ordered can be used in the future, so I've got nothing lost there....