01RHF.JPG 41 hits | 90.63 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 The owner changed the t-stat because it was stuck shut. The replacement was bad, and so was the 2nd...
02LHF.JPG 30 hits | 87.87 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 So he changed the battery, and it still wouldn't turn the engine, so he rolled it across the street ...
03EngLHF.JPG 36 hits | 85.77 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 I noticed the yellow coolant (Ford recommends only green for this car) & the cracked reservoir (old ...
04EngF.JPG 37 hits | 88.03 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 The owner isn't sure if that idler pulley is required on this engine, but I'll try to put the belt b...
07EngRHR.JPG 31 hits | 87.17 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 This is after some Gunk Engine Brite & a quick rinse with the hose - I don't know what that is comin...
08Plugs321.JPG 27 hits | 62.07 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Definitely overdue for replacement, but they're burning OK.
09Plugs456.JPG 28 hits | 98.43 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Odd that #4 (top) is different from all the others, AND that's the bad cylinder.
Compression test...
10LeakLHF.JPG 31 hits | 69.32 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 The leakdown test resulted in the overflow overflowing, and bubbles here, at the intake gasket near ...
11LeakRHR.JPG 25 hits | 50.07 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 The intake gasket also leaked here above #3.
12Cyl4.JPG 32 hits | 41.63 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Pressure-testing the cooling system caused coolant to stream out of the #4 plug hole.
13Cyl4.JPG 27 hits | 99.69 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 After pulling the L head, I noticed immediately that cylinder #4 was obviously too clean.
14Cyl5.JPG 36 hits | 101.33 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 A little grimy, but OK.
15Cyl6.JPG 30 hits | 105.99 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Grimier, but still not bad.
18Head4.JPG 194 hits | 104.35 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Yes, the fire ring is GONE at about the 10:00 position (the head is upside-down), and the gasket is ...
19Head5.JPG 55 hits | 115.41 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 This one looks normal.
20Head6.JPG 330 hits | 113.5 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 I was surprised when I noticed that this fire ring is also damaged. It's bent into the cylinder, an...
21ShortBlock.JPG 56 hits | 94.4 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Because of the odd pattern of fire ring damage on the L head gasket, I pulled the R head.
23Block1.JPG 47 hits | 94.41 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Normal
24Block2.JPG 39 hits | 100.04 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Normal
25Block3.JPG 45 hits | 112.28 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Normal
26Head1.JPG 58 hits | 111.11 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 This head gasket doesn't show the same pattern of fire ring damage in the upper corners (the head is...
27Head2.JPG 53 hits | 114.88 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 Normal
28Head3.JPG 258 hits | 123.01 KB | Posted: 7/30/07 There it is again on the #3 fire ring in the upper outer area (the head is upside-down). The piston...
'96 Mustang 3.8L
