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couple of problems with the new motor

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  • Start date Start date Mar 4, 2004

robbo1987*2.3*

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Well i got a lil excited with the new motor and blew the head gasket. No big deal i thought cause i never changed it and it was still the stock one so i put a new one on(stock replacement), cleaned both the block and head very well, torqued all the head bolts to 90 ft/lbs and hooked everything up correct(i believe, i had no bolts left over lol). The timing is on, no doubt about that. But it misses at high rpm's. and im scared as poo to get on it cause i dont wanna mess it up. I know that i wired it into premium mode and i dont remember what kinda gas is in it ( more than likely 87oct) um i saw that the knock sensor was unhooked so i hooked that back up. oh yea as of right now i have no exaughst is it ok to run it like this or will i burn the valves up? stinger i need to holla at u to see how much shipping would be to sandston ,va 23150 on one of your down pipes. my email is bigbugnutz1985@aol.com just give me a holla and let me know the total cost and how i can pay you. All the exaughst shops said that they couldnt tell the price for a down pipe until they make it and put it on and are done with it and then i asked them what would happen if i didnt like their price and they told me that i would have to pay for labor for them to take it off so i was like that is b.s. and i cant find a down pipe in a junkyard to save my life.
thanks for the help


robbie
 
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