You said in post #9 it had a rough start then you drove it home. Was it backfiring, hard to crank over and sort of jerky or was it easy fast and smooth and started on one or two cylinders eventually running on them all? How far was the drive home? Did it get hot, idle rough or die at stops? Did you have to slowly accelerate from a stop to keep it from backfiring? Did the engine kick back or backfire when you turned it off? After you sprayed starting fluid down the intake and it didn't start if you immediately took out the plugs they should be wet with fluid. Were they? Did you check for spark at the plug while cranking and did it spark several times or just once when you turned the key on and off? Sorry for all the questions but since you said you were new to this I just want to make sure the results you post really answer the questions we need answered. And by the way maybe put a shop rag between your thumb and the spark plug hole so if it won't scare you when it tries to suck your thumb off on intake stroke.
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keep us up to date. I hope this is a trusted mechanic?
BTW it is virtually impossible to all of a sudden have zero compression across the board unless you have timing chain failure. keep that in mind when dealing with the mechanic.
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BTW it is virtually impossible to all of a sudden have zero compression across the board unless you have timing chain failure. keep that in mind when dealing with the mechanic.
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I don't know any trusted mechanics except my friend who is impossible to track down. Even if I wave money at him. Lol. Kinda why I wanted to do this myself and teach myself. I can do basic stuff but....I'll keep y'all updated. Thanks again.
Here's what I'd do in an unfamiliar area. Go to the most popular breakfast place (Google reviews) at like 7-8am on a week day. There will always be that 'one' place in town for breakfast where all the locals go. Sit down with the old timers and just ask around to find out who they use and trust. Enjoy a good breakfast, some good company, and get some good info about the local go-to mechanics. Also ask the servers... they may or may not know, but for certain they'll know who you can ask...
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It is never fun following behind someone's work especially when they don't do go work.
Had a friend that bought a 4 cylinder Volkswagen bug that had broke a fan belt and flew off destroying a couple plug wires so he put on a fan belt and a new set of plug wires. When he drove it the rest of the way home it only had half the power it had had prior to breaking the belt. He figured he had overheated it and destroyed the engine. Simply flip flopping the wires made it run on all 4 cylinders instead of 2 cylinders as it was 180 degrees out of time. He was real happy I let him buy it back from me for the $150 I bought it from him for!
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see Bullfrog you would never make a used car salesman. and that is a good thing. highdesertranger
