Date:         Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:54:52 -0500
Reply-To:     Jamie Foust <foust@CECLAC.COM>
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From:         Jamie Foust <foust@CECLAC.COM>
Subject:      leak down verdict
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I ran the leak down test last night. #3 cylinder has a blown head gasket.
Coolant came puking out in a hurry. Since all cylinders checked out w/ good
compression, I'm going to yank the motor and do both heads and a clean up.
I'll inspect the pistons, heads, and cylinders, maybe do a re-ring and hone,
but I'm happy with the compression results, maybe I should leave them alone.
Heads are both AMC, so I'm guessing they have been replaced - oem should
have been VW. Both drain plugs in the heads were clean and came out easily,
so it doesn't seem that the heads have seen a lot of time on the road. 

jamie