quick qestion about a blow head gasket.

[Mad Mike]

My brothers 95 escort died on him last week. This is only a month and a half after we put a used motor in the car. Motor had about 75,000 miles on it but had been sitting for over a year due to a blown auto transmission. We converted it to 5 speed and installed it into his car and it cranked on the first try. It idled and ran fine before and after the swap.

After it died we did a compression check on it and got no compression on 3 and 4 so we stopped thinking the tester was no good. I put all the plugs back in and tried to start the car and I could here the water in the radiator and reserve bubbling.(sounded like blowing bubbles in water threw a straw) I pulled the #4 spark plug and tried to start it and it sprayed a little water out. the #1 and 2 pored water out.


My question is if he blew the head gasket and water got into the cylinders could it have lifted the head or do you think it more than likely bent rods.

Were still trying to get the car back to my house to pull the head off and see if any thing looks damaged or warped.

I think what happened is the heater core cracked and all the water came out into the floor and over heated the motor. warped the head and blew the head gasket.

Thanks
(I hate this car...:2up:)

[Turbodude06]

If it just blew a head gasket then u should be fine with just replacing it. But if it overheated then more then likely it warped the head, but I've seen otherwise. But I doubt u bent a rod.... I'm not an engine person but I'm pretty sure once u get the head off, there should be a way to measure or have it measured to see if it's warped or not.... Good LUCK!









I put all the plugs back in and tried to start the car and I could here the water in the radiator and reserve bubbling.(sounded like blowing bubbles in water threw a straw)


Blow head gasket for sure(warped head maybe)^^^^^^^

[Barefoot]

not see to many escorts but i could anything from a intake manifold gasket to the head gasket. get the car to the house shop where ever and pull it apart. why would u think u have a bent rod.

[Mad Mike]

possibly compressing water between piston and head.