Help,Never seen this Before
02-13-2006, 09:43 PM
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RE: Help,Never seen this Before
ORIGINAL: 88reaper
all i did was replace the valve seals. I asked around a few machine shops and they all said it was a common thing to get better compression after putting in new valve seals.
all i did was replace the valve seals. I asked around a few machine shops and they all said it was a common thing to get better compression after putting in new valve seals.
did you remove the heads to change the valve seals?
02-13-2006, 10:05 PM
#23
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RE: Help,Never seen this Before
ORIGINAL: Twister
it could happen since any air that escapes means lower compression
it could happen since any air that escapes means lower compression
02-15-2006, 02:58 AM
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RE: Help,Never seen this Before
When you took your intake off, did you take the lower off too and drain the coolant? If so, did you burp the air our when refilling your cooling system? Just a thought. Good luck.
02-15-2006, 03:13 AM
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RE: Help,Never seen this Before
Fair enough. I was just trying to imagine what could get his header glowing like that. Timing being off and lack of coolant are all I could think of. At any rate, thanks for the info Pro50sc.
02-15-2006, 07:00 AM
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RE: Help,Never seen this Before
I agree halfway with I think it was Twister, that it is running lean, though that ought to show up via a CEL. My next guess is a plugged cat creating backpressure. Seen this problem before on a Chevy pickup. Does the idle sound normal? Get in back of your car when it's running and listen. I've personally heard a clogged cat make a car sound like a diesel, it's not pretty.