Dusky

Hello everyone!

Im posting this for my dad..

So we have 2 problems with the stang :

Problem 1 :

fitted new rear brakes, but when we are bleeding the brakes we dont get fluid out of the bleeding nippels.. Reservoirs are full..( drums allround)

Problem 2 :

On acceleration there is a metallic sound comming from the left side of the engine ( Left cylinder head I think ). Also a slight power loss.. Can a broken head gasket cause this? Or a valve sticking?

Ask for anymore info you need

grtz!

Derf00

Bleeding nipples could have gunk in them preventing fluid to come out. Remove the nipple(s) in question and pump the pedal. If fluid come out, replace the nipple. If no fluid comes out, could be the wheel cylinder is stuck.

For the other problem, run a compression test and cylinder leak down. If those are fine, it rules out a bad head gasket. Power loss could be weak or broken valve springs. Any smoke?

Dusky

Thanks for your quick reply

My dad did unscrew the nipple today, but still no fluid.. I dont know if the differential valve can be causing this? Or aybe a bad brake cylinder?

For problem 2 :

I will do a compression test comming week ( probably wednesday). The stang doesn't smoke , nor does he lose water out of the exhaust or so..

grtz!

Dusky

Hi there everyone!

It's been a long time since I commented here.
Problem 1 is solved, it turned out to be a blocked pipe.

Still havent checked compression, but I did pull out the spark plugs, 1 spark plug was rusty, replaced it but the sound kept going on.
After a few weeks this new plug also rusted. Does this prove there is comming water in the cylinder?

88 orangepeel notch

Thanks for the update, it helps the next guy with similar troubles.

And yes, if a sparkplug rusts from the inside out, that's never a good thing. Bad headgasket, but expect more carnage if it was hydrolocked at one time. Which by the sounds your describing, it was. Good luck, and keep us posted.

Dusky

Maybe a stupid question, but what is 'Hydrolocking'?

Thanks!

Dusky

A new update here.

Brakes are fully working again. There was a copper pipe blocked in the back.
Gettign this off was very hard, nuts rounded off way too easly.

Head gasket set is ordered, will be replacing it this winter. Hopefully this was the problem

cheers

jz78817

a metallic ticking sound could also be a blown exhaust manifold/header gasket.

Dusky

I know
But the spark plug on cil. 7 is also getting rusty after a while .
There is also a lot of pressure inside the cooling system, so I'm guessing the HG has blown between the cilinder and a waterway :/

88 orangepeel notch

Yep, I think your on the right track. Alot of pressure in the cooling system definitely points to a bad head gasket. Since your in Belgium, I don't know your "auto parts store" situation, but here they sell little test kits that are little strips of paper you dip in the coolant and tell you if hydrocarbons are present. A sure sign of a blown head gasket.

Also, sorry for never explaining hydro-locking. That's when a cylinder fills with coolant while parked. You jump in to start the car, piston travels up on compression stroke, but since its filled with coolant, it does not compress like air, so the piston stops instantly before TDC, bending the connecting rod.