It's staying right where it's at until I fix it. Im sure it will take me a weekend to get that done. I was looking on the Internet earlier and reading about how it could be a cracked block and that got me worried
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Alright I'll do that and thanks for both your help. I should have found this app sooner
I had/have a Haynes manual I thought it was good, but I haven't seen a Chiltons. Plan on It taking longer... **** goes wrong, you may need to have your heads shaved by a machine shop, if they overheated and warped, make sure to get a good gasket kit and replace everything that you take off. would be a good time to do spark plugs, replace all your vacuum lines, but be aware, some are molded plastic and need to be bought from ford probably, flush your coolant best you can. you will need an oil change, oil filter, and make sure you have a timing light to redo your timing. LABEL EVERTHING, take pictures, or videos keep it organized, never trust your memory. You will need new Head bolts as they stretch. Make you have a torque wrench. It will be easier to do if you have help.
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i would do a compression test amd leak down test first thing before i tore anything apart. i would do it on all cylinders. chances are you have major issues. but this will confirm and tell you what cylinder/s the problem lies.
+1 also message me if you get stuck and need some help you can send me picks and I'll give some advice... I wish I had more help when I did it.