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  • wesholeW Offline
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    weshole
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    #3

    They are easy. Go to www.miata.net that is full of info and will be an easy fix. The nice thing is that it is not an interference engine so it wont very likely bend valves. But I would do the timing belt and water pump while your in that far. Speaking from experience. Oh, and a Haynes manual is gonna be your best friend.

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    • BookemB Offline
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      Bookem
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      Thanks guys, sometimes I fear the unknown, and I have never had an ohc engine apart that far but done plenty of other pushrod type engines, again thanks for he input

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      • MisterCMKM Offline
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        Have you done a compression test on the car to see if it is indeed a headgasket?

        FASTER THAN DUBBSY

        > thrash;315544 wrote:
        > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
        >
        > Ford is back :)

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        • wesholeW Offline
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          MisterCMK wrote:
          Have you done a compression test on the car to see if it is indeed a headgasket?

          A compression test isnt a failsafe way to detect a blown headgasket.

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          • wesholeW Offline
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            which also leads me to wondering what makes you think it is blown? Not a common problem in the Miata 1.6 or 1.8.

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            • MisterCMKM Offline
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              weshole wrote:
              A compression test isnt a failsafe way to detect a blown headgasket.

              yes, I know that, but its a good indicator of one.

              FASTER THAN DUBBSY

              > thrash;315544 wrote:
              > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
              >
              > Ford is back :)

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              • BookemB Offline
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                Bookem
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                I mentioned to the guy we should do a compression test, but it is using coolant pretty fast(half a gallon every hundred miles or so) it's not leaking externally and it was overheated for an extended period of time, plus I like tearing stuff apart....lol I just got done replacing a head off of a dodge minivan due to a horrible engineering defect, and dsm is off the hook on this one it wasn't the 3.0 it was the 3.8 which is also not mopar, it is made by cummins which I thought was odd since it wasn't a diesel, but their plant in mexico makes gas engines

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                Hallorann: No, I ain't.
                Danny: Mr. Hallorann. What's in Fargostreet?
                Hallorann: Nothin'! There ain't nothin' in Fargostreet. But you ain't got no business goin' in there anyway. So stay out! You understand? Stay out!

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                • 24valvenotak2 Offline
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                  is there a coolant passage in the intake mani and throttle body wes?

                  Getcher green hat, we are goin fishin.

                  > 63vette;288530 wrote:
                  > I dont know shit about building cars.

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                  • wesholeW Offline
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                    92BlackTT wrote:
                    is there a coolant passage in the intake mani and throttle body wes?

                    Throttle body?.......On my 1.6 there is. Notsure on the 1.8 though. I would assume so.

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                    • wesholeW Offline
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                      weshole
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                      I take that back. No there isn't one on either engine.

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                      • BookemB Offline
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                        Bookem
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                        Just curious if anyone has a head laying around for that miata? 94 1.8

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                        Danny: You're scared of Fargostreet, ain't ya?
                        Hallorann: No, I ain't.
                        Danny: Mr. Hallorann. What's in Fargostreet?
                        Hallorann: Nothin'! There ain't nothin' in Fargostreet. But you ain't got no business goin' in there anyway. So stay out! You understand? Stay out!

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                        • wesholeW Offline
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                          Bookem wrote:
                          Just curious if anyone has a head laying around for that miata? 94 1.8

                          Talk to Nick at Straightline specialties. He did have one. Not sure if he still does though.

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                            Alrighty, thanks Wes, anyone know how late they are open tonight?

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                            Danny: You're scared of Fargostreet, ain't ya?
                            Hallorann: No, I ain't.
                            Danny: Mr. Hallorann. What's in Fargostreet?
                            Hallorann: Nothin'! There ain't nothin' in Fargostreet. But you ain't got no business goin' in there anyway. So stay out! You understand? Stay out!

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