Re: misfire problem
 

carjunkie05 wrote:
> mike i checked my compression and i am loseing my pressure though the
> head gasket i already had the head checked for flatness so i must have
> a faulty headgasket. i�m gunna get another one on tomarrow and see how
> things go from there thanks a bunch

what makes you sure it's the gasket? burnt valves give gasket-like
compression symptoms, but no leakage into the coolant. cracked
heads/blocks give gasket-like symptoms, so much so that they're
indistinguishable without detailed crack detection.

there comes a point where it's uneconomic to repair the motor -
especially when you can buy a low mileage used motor from japan for a
relatively modest sum.

>
> "Michael Pardee" wrote:
> > "carjunkie05" <none@000.com> wrote in message
> > news:966474_cd0b040dc53649be3d777ae3c091ee74@autob oardz.com...
> > >i have a 92 prelude 4ws that i just finished replaceing
> > valves and
> > > timeing belts after everything was put back together it
> > would only
> > > fire on the 1st and 4th piston and misfire on the 2nd and
> > 3rd any
> > > ideas of how to correct this
> > >
> >
> > Are you 100% sure the spark plug wires for #2 and #3 are not
> > swapped? If
> > that's good, check the compression in the cylinders. If #2 and
> > #3 are very
> > low, the cylinder head will have to come back off :-( and the
> > head checked
> > for flatness. At the least, low compression in the center two
> > cylinders
> > means the head gasket didn't seal between the two.
> >
> > Come to think of it, if the compression is very low on those
> > two you can try
> > retorquing the head (only because the gasket is newly
> > installed - you didn't
> > re-use the old one, I hope). Make sure you follow the torque
> > pattern and
> > procedure closely. It is a desperation move, but so much
> > easier than taking
> > the head back off.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Mike
>

Re: misfire problem
 

carjunkie05 wrote:
> mike i checked my compression and i am loseing my pressure though the
> head gasket i already had the head checked for flatness so i must have
> a faulty headgasket. i�m gunna get another one on tomarrow and see how
> things go from there thanks a bunch

what makes you sure it's the gasket? burnt valves give gasket-like
compression symptoms, but no leakage into the coolant. cracked
heads/blocks give gasket-like symptoms, so much so that they're
indistinguishable without detailed crack detection.

there comes a point where it's uneconomic to repair the motor -
especially when you can buy a low mileage used motor from japan for a
relatively modest sum.

>
> "Michael Pardee" wrote:
> > "carjunkie05" <none@000.com> wrote in message
> > news:966474_cd0b040dc53649be3d777ae3c091ee74@autob oardz.com...
> > >i have a 92 prelude 4ws that i just finished replaceing
> > valves and
> > > timeing belts after everything was put back together it
> > would only
> > > fire on the 1st and 4th piston and misfire on the 2nd and
> > 3rd any
> > > ideas of how to correct this
> > >
> >
> > Are you 100% sure the spark plug wires for #2 and #3 are not
> > swapped? If
> > that's good, check the compression in the cylinders. If #2 and
> > #3 are very
> > low, the cylinder head will have to come back off :-( and the
> > head checked
> > for flatness. At the least, low compression in the center two
> > cylinders
> > means the head gasket didn't seal between the two.
> >
> > Come to think of it, if the compression is very low on those
> > two you can try
> > retorquing the head (only because the gasket is newly
> > installed - you didn't
> > re-use the old one, I hope). Make sure you follow the torque
> > pattern and
> > procedure closely. It is a desperation move, but so much
> > easier than taking
> > the head back off.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Mike
>