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Originally Posted by gdemoss01
This engine originally was swapped out due to bad oil leak ( 1 qt/350miles) that seems to be from a bad head gasket.
It has no starter on it, in fact all accessories including the starter were swapped to the other engine. It had 188K miles on it when removed.
So I guess you're telling me a leak down test is the only way to determine compression? The engine is sitting on an engine stand and it still has oil in it and it's been under cover in a garage.
Thanks for the info so far.
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Heck, if you're workin on blown headgasket longblock then why bother with compression test? Pull the damned head and visually inspect condition of bores.
And d'ye know how many miles been driven on blown headgasket? Knowin diesels, it coulda gone thousands of miles in this condition. Worst thing about blown headgaskets is coolant mixes with oil, scores wrist pin surfaces and spins bottom end bearings too. Even at just 188k miles it's probly a boat anchor not worth rebuilding. Sounds like junk to me.