1995voyagerES
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A friend of mine had bad luck with his K30. The lower radiator hose blew apart and he lost all his coolant and overheated the engine because he didn't notice it fast enough. As he wanted to pull to the side it already was too late and the motor started to die and stopped running.
He got towed home.
Arriving at home he backed the truck into his garage (it ran again but very very rough).
He then changed the headgasket and hose with another friend (so I don't know what they did exactly) - and now it won't start at all.
Today I was at his place. We did a compression test and all tested cylinders show around 100-170 psi No wonder it will not start...
Has anyone a idea what could cause this? Is there something they could have done wrong or is the motor toast (rings/cyl walls)?
Some more infos:
* If I put my hands over the crankcase vent and oil fill it builds up pressure very quick
* It does not start with ether
* No pressure in the cooling system while extensive cranking
* They didn't machine the cyl. head, just cleaned it by hand
Thanks in advance.
Chris
He got towed home.
Arriving at home he backed the truck into his garage (it ran again but very very rough).
He then changed the headgasket and hose with another friend (so I don't know what they did exactly) - and now it won't start at all.
Today I was at his place. We did a compression test and all tested cylinders show around 100-170 psi No wonder it will not start...
Has anyone a idea what could cause this? Is there something they could have done wrong or is the motor toast (rings/cyl walls)?
Some more infos:
* If I put my hands over the crankcase vent and oil fill it builds up pressure very quick
* It does not start with ether
* No pressure in the cooling system while extensive cranking
* They didn't machine the cyl. head, just cleaned it by hand
Thanks in advance.
Chris