I wanted to start a new thread, the other one was getting too long, thanks to all that replied, and for those that would like to read it: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=73262
So I went outside tonight and did some checking. Started with changing the oil, which had 660mi on it. Color was fine, not milky, and there was ZERO metal in the mix, all good things. So I went ahead and threw my 8 quarts and 2 filters on there and started her up. Great oil pressure, everything flowed fine. I decided to leave it running to warm the engine so I could do the compression tests. about 5 minutes in (at 150deg) I noticed steam coming from the engine bay, and WHOA was the exhaust steam a-flowin, but that subsided after a few minutes, but it lingered, it didn't dissipate as normal exhaust steam does. It also made my hand wet, before and after the steam had stopped, and of course, had a semi-sweet smell to it. So I peak around in the engine bay, the frikkin heater control valve leaks again, although it looks like it is a hose now, but just a drip here and there, nothing that I care about right now. The lower rad hose leaks now, didn't before. Also I notice a drip that has smoke tails, so I get underneath, and thanks to a leak that is in my pacesetters (thanks pacesetter) I see coolant coming from my headers....yippie...
I was coming from the Y pipe, the one closest to the nose, so I know I had issues in cyl 1, 2 or 3, since there was no leak in the other pipe, I couldn't tell if 4, 5 and 6 had fluid in them as well. I turned off the engine and started the compression test:
I pulled the plugs and noted their general condition:
1- Soaking wet with coolant, steam coming from hole
2- Fine, coloring normal
3- Fine
4- Fine, just a tad bit of steam from hole
5- Fine
6- Fine
I then started the compression test. I pulled the Fuel Pump Relay to kill the MPFI, and pulled the coil wire.
Each cyl got 2 tests, one just as it sat, and 1 with a teaspoon of oil in the cyl, also to remain uniform each cyl got 9 spins, for those of you that have done that you know what I mean. Here are the results:
1- 145psi, 160 with oil
2- 180psi, 190 with oil
3- 180psi, 190 with oil
4- 180psi, 190 with oil
5- 180psi, 190 with oil
6- 190 psi, 200 with oil
So those are the results, also the noise that I discussed in the original post is gone. I'm guessing that I have only screwed my headgasket, but I would love some feedback and thoughts please, and a general idea as to whether or not a headgasket makes a car run like shat, this is the 1st one I have blown.
Thanks,
Todd
So I went outside tonight and did some checking. Started with changing the oil, which had 660mi on it. Color was fine, not milky, and there was ZERO metal in the mix, all good things. So I went ahead and threw my 8 quarts and 2 filters on there and started her up. Great oil pressure, everything flowed fine. I decided to leave it running to warm the engine so I could do the compression tests. about 5 minutes in (at 150deg) I noticed steam coming from the engine bay, and WHOA was the exhaust steam a-flowin, but that subsided after a few minutes, but it lingered, it didn't dissipate as normal exhaust steam does. It also made my hand wet, before and after the steam had stopped, and of course, had a semi-sweet smell to it. So I peak around in the engine bay, the frikkin heater control valve leaks again, although it looks like it is a hose now, but just a drip here and there, nothing that I care about right now. The lower rad hose leaks now, didn't before. Also I notice a drip that has smoke tails, so I get underneath, and thanks to a leak that is in my pacesetters (thanks pacesetter) I see coolant coming from my headers....yippie...
I was coming from the Y pipe, the one closest to the nose, so I know I had issues in cyl 1, 2 or 3, since there was no leak in the other pipe, I couldn't tell if 4, 5 and 6 had fluid in them as well. I turned off the engine and started the compression test:
I pulled the plugs and noted their general condition:
1- Soaking wet with coolant, steam coming from hole
2- Fine, coloring normal
3- Fine
4- Fine, just a tad bit of steam from hole
5- Fine
6- Fine
I then started the compression test. I pulled the Fuel Pump Relay to kill the MPFI, and pulled the coil wire.
Each cyl got 2 tests, one just as it sat, and 1 with a teaspoon of oil in the cyl, also to remain uniform each cyl got 9 spins, for those of you that have done that you know what I mean. Here are the results:
1- 145psi, 160 with oil
2- 180psi, 190 with oil
3- 180psi, 190 with oil
4- 180psi, 190 with oil
5- 180psi, 190 with oil
6- 190 psi, 200 with oil
So those are the results, also the noise that I discussed in the original post is gone. I'm guessing that I have only screwed my headgasket, but I would love some feedback and thoughts please, and a general idea as to whether or not a headgasket makes a car run like shat, this is the 1st one I have blown.
Thanks,
Todd