how do u know if..blown

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Nov 17, 2001 | 10:14 PM

smkngsr

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how do u know if..blown

I was wondering what are the signs if your motor is blown pistons or ring? Some people say the vacuum will be low..if they are low...are the going to be low all the time you start the car or what is it?...Just curious...thanks million guys...anoher thing...how does it idle???

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Nov 17, 2001 | 10:29 PM

Flamenco-T

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Re: how do u know if..blown (smkngsr)

hmmm, I would invest in a compression tester and do a compression test at least weekly, just to see what's going on..or if your internals is going downhils...

but yeah, I am interested on find this out as well...

Nov 17, 2001 | 10:30 PM

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Re: how do u know if..blown (smkngsr)

the idle will be lumpy, you might experince blowby(whcih is oil seaping to through the top part of the motor, for example, the valve cover breather. PLus, the car will accelerate like ****