cylinder 1: 130
cylinder 2: 210
cylinder 3: 210
cylinder 4: 180

the car went threw a puddle and shut off.....the guy that owned it took out the spark plugs and cranked the motor and then let it air dry...put a new set of spark plugs and it started up with a valve tap and a misfire.....thats when i come in...its my friends car and he just bought for a very cheap price.....what should my next step be? thanx

 

Put a fork in her. She's done...

At least without a rebuild or swap.

 

well yeah....what do you think is wrong? valves? imma rip apart the head if thats most likely what the problem is...

 

Since it's most likely hydrolock, the problem is probably on the bottom end.

 

umm you think a rod mighta getting a little out of shape? well imma still pull out the head, and i'll inspect the bottom end while the head is out and fully rebuild the head.

 

I would guess he has custom low compression rods now:

Was this a H22 engine? I sent you a pm...

 

yeah its h22....i hope the rod does not look like that!

 

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Was this a H22 engine? I sent you a pm...</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's gonna be my guess too

 

Hey, he's ready for turbo in that cylinder...

 

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what would 130 psi be, 6:1 compression?

 

so, to help him out, would this just be a straight piston and rod drop in, or would there be crank damage as well?
in addition to the bent valves that are most likely...

 

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in addition to the bent valves that are most likely...</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's probably just a couple rods. Crank, piston, and valve damage is not a likely outcome of trying to compress water unless it happens at high rpm and you get a grenade effect. Worst case is usually the rod snaps and sticks through the block.

 

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cylinder 1: 130
cylinder 2: 210
cylinder 3: 210
cylinder 4: 180
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What's the correct compression numbers on an H22?


-NH

 

hoping its just a rod!.....thats my guess for now.

 

Be glad it didn't snap the rod in half and eat the block, like mine did!

You bent a rod. You will need to pull the head and oil pan/mains, pull the rods and pistons, and your best bet would just to be to buy a new set of rods and have the old ones pressed out and the old pistons pressed onto the new rods....after they're all balanced at a machine shop.

I don't know of any places that only sell one rod, plus you'll want to get the rods and pistons balanced before you put them back in.

If you need just one rod, I may still have a rod and piston together sitting around i'll let go cheap. PM me if ya want it.

 

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Man that's crazy!

 

it has bent rod...i didnt pull it out yet but when i put # 1 and 4 cylinder tdc the #1 piston is in the hole about 1/4 of an inch while #4 is flat even with the head, and 2,3 cylinder are flat even also...i found a rod already to replace it with....

 

Another hydrolocked motor. Man your a good friend to do all this work for you buddy. And yes it is most definitly a bent rod or two.

 

yeah for free i know him since the 6th grade :D lol.....aiiiiight