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Old 02-01-2007, 10:39 AM
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I was working on my car today and i was going to drive it for the first time since after the engine swap. I started the car up and idled fine and i let it warm up. after it warmed up I put it in reverse and it died. long story short....I pulled the spark plugs and in the number 4 cylinder spark plug tower there was water in it.

Im wondering if its a blown head gasket. It wasnt coolant in the cylinder, I smelt it and it smelled like hot water.

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Old 02-01-2007, 11:26 AM
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If it's in the spark plug tower and its clean water, then its water that made it around your spark plug boots and pooled down there.
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more than likely water from when someone washed down the engine before you bought it..
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blow it out with compressed air. I would probably change the plugs too because that plug may want to rust now. I actually would change the wires too because they aren't really supposed to let water get by.

Edit: and regardless that wire is probably going to corrode now that it has been all wet and ****.
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