drinkypoo
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Went to do a compression test for no start, took all the glow plugs out, found out the cheap set doesn't fit the hole after all.
Week later, I'd made myself an adapter with a grease gun whip and a 1/8 NPT to M10x1 sensor adapter. Checked voltage, turned the engine over one time to make sure all was well, got a face and underhood area full of purty green coolant from the left (D/S) bank, one of the middle cylinders.
Do I have necessarily have cavitation, or can a head gasket failure cause this problem? That is, should I even bother tearing the whole top end of the engine apart so that I can remove the D/S head and replace the gasket, or do I just start looking for a runner for an engine swap? I found a block for $300, but of course who knows what condition that's in - it's available because of a cracked head. All my local runners (NoCal) are in the multi-thousands range. I'd like to pay no more than 1500 tops for a donor, more like 1000 unless it has some other stuff I want. 6.9 would be fine. all I care about is that it's running well. I have accessories.
Week later, I'd made myself an adapter with a grease gun whip and a 1/8 NPT to M10x1 sensor adapter. Checked voltage, turned the engine over one time to make sure all was well, got a face and underhood area full of purty green coolant from the left (D/S) bank, one of the middle cylinders.
Do I have necessarily have cavitation, or can a head gasket failure cause this problem? That is, should I even bother tearing the whole top end of the engine apart so that I can remove the D/S head and replace the gasket, or do I just start looking for a runner for an engine swap? I found a block for $300, but of course who knows what condition that's in - it's available because of a cracked head. All my local runners (NoCal) are in the multi-thousands range. I'd like to pay no more than 1500 tops for a donor, more like 1000 unless it has some other stuff I want. 6.9 would be fine. all I care about is that it's running well. I have accessories.