I ordered a set of cometic head gaskets, I’ll pull the passenger head hopefully Monday and put a game plan together based on why I find.
'69 Valiant 2DR Project
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DieWilde13
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Wish you good luck!
I'm sitting at work thinking about the car and I got to wondering. If I put compressed air in the spark plug hole, might I be able to hear where the air is leaving the chamber? Maybe this will help narrow down if it's one of the valves (hopefully) or the rings (please no).
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
You’ve never heard of a leak down test?
Of course! I'm just trying to do it without buying the tool.
abdywgn
dismantler
would gutting a spark plug, threading the inside of the base for NPT, put a long nipple in it and a Milton type air hose fitting on the end work?
Thats a crazy good idea! I'll see if I can cook something up.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
I use the end of my compression tester. It plugs right in to my air compressor. It won’t give you leak down percentages but you certainly can hear where the air is escaping
Do you not have a compression tester? You can use the hose to connect to shop air.
Yeah, THAT ^^^^^
I didn't even think about the compression tester, I'll give that a try.
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