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Re: Lifter problem?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/24/2007 2 Replies

Grayson,

That head gasket had to be bad before you ever started working on it. Normal cranking compression I expect will be in the range of 150 PSI, and firing compression when the mixture actually ignites must be WAY over that.

If that head gasket leaked ... Login to read more.

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