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02-17-2010, 05:47 AM
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I had an intake gasket blown between the port and lifter valley and had similar problems , idle problems and oil in cylinder , might give that a check...same engine backfired one time and blew one valve cover up like a football :lol:
02-17-2010, 10:12 AM
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Does it have aluminum heads on it? Did it over heat at any time??
I had a 89 Probe that warped the head when it overheated one time and it wouldnt idle at all. Found out I burnt the rings in it and warped the head. There was no water in the oil or anything.
I had a 89 Probe that warped the head when it overheated one time and it wouldnt idle at all. Found out I burnt the rings in it and warped the head. There was no water in the oil or anything.
02-17-2010, 05:55 PM
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ok so i found the culprate
i pulled the heads and there was a puddle of oil standing on top of number 7 and 4 and a lil on almost all of the valves, so i pull the springs off and the guides are so bad tht almost all of the valves have play in them
and a few will actually jiggle from side to side,
i pulled the heads and there was a puddle of oil standing on top of number 7 and 4 and a lil on almost all of the valves, so i pull the springs off and the guides are so bad tht almost all of the valves have play in them
and a few will actually jiggle from side to side,
02-17-2010, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by maniac
if you are getting enough oil down valve stems to foul the plugs then the guides are worn out bad.,,as I stated earlier , i have run heads with NO seals at all with no problems ( good tight guides) just my input 
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