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Old 11-21-2017, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Father Of Giants View Post
Started the engine and it doesn't idle as smooth and it sounds a little different as well. So the engine is damaged. When I take it to 1,500 RPMS it flutters around and isn't stable, it falls.

Engine is toast.
Hate to be "that guy", but didn't the engine already have 2 low compression cylinders and you were going to replace the head? If the engine overheated, the head is likely the issue, if you were going to replace it anyway, there's no time like the present. With the compression numbers you had, I can't believe that it idled worth a crap anyway.
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