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Old 12-13-2012, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by engatwork View Post
I'd try just repairing the head first seeing as how it did start up. The 1st wife ran a 4 cyl Mazda MPV real hot years ago and actually relaxed the rings enough that it did not have any compression. It would not start after going through the cylinder head. I ended up having to totally rebuild that one.
Jim, you and Kerry make a good point. It's easy enough to pull the head and, I can take a look at the cylinders while it's opened up. One good thing is that I'm running Mobil-1 and that oil is pretty durable. It may have saved those cylinder walls.
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