Got the tester in a few days early, a decent seller on eBay go figure. I got the car up to temp and tested away got mixed results, called Scott tested again then
I was doin it wrong. There is nothing wrongs far as I can tell from a radiator leakdown test and then this combustion leak detection test. I'm paranoid and it shows.
The radiator will come out get thrown away and a new nicer better fitting one will go in. Since I am pulling the radiator out I decided to go ahead and fix the exhaust leaks at the headers. I hate this part as it requires removal of the blower....
what a huge pain in the ass that is, requires loosening the power steering pump bracket bolts, and removing the experiment that is the bracket assembly.
When complete it looks like this.
damn that's some homemade look in
there huh? Wish I had a garage full of tools, ne,t time I do something this involved I want the right tools and equipment.
With the blower out I started the car to listen for exhaust leaks, the blower is overspun so much it makes a whirring noise all the time. There it was an as day, tick tick tick tick both sides. Then I here something different, clack clack clack.. dafuq? I place my ear to the valve cover with a screwdriver, yup same side as last time. Maybe another broken rocker ARM?..... I had to leave the car before I could find out, had to do husband stuff.
Valve covers come off tomorrow. While I have all of that apart and the plugs are easy to get at, I'm going to do another compression test.
Car is crazy quite with the blower off.... I contemplated using the 90mm tb and a cai and being done with it. Wish I had the monies for a real blower.