Would a blown head gasket give you no compression?

brokestang00 · 08-02-2002

HI all.
q? would a blown head gasket give u no compersion?
i have a non-roller block and i put on stock head that were ported
and polish.w/ corba cran roller-rockers. i read somwhere that the rocker wont work. so i put the stock heads back on w/ stock rockers. w/the same old head gaskets. i put the timeing at 12 and started it up. it had no accleration at all. no power. (bad head gasket u think)? any other ideas that could of happen?

Fast1 · 08-02-2002

Yes it would,Why did ya re use old head gaskets..?this is most likely what is causing this

mike_777 · 08-02-2002

Yeah using the old head gaskets was asking for trouble.

Philip

YTRAP · 08-02-2002

yep no compression not to mention all the coolant in the oil, risk of bending a rod. thats an awful lot of work to save money on head gaskets. I'm right around the corner and love to turn wrenches when the time alows. let me know.

keenr · 08-02-2002

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Originally posted by YTRAP
I'm right around the corner and love to turn wrenches when the time alows.

So how far are ya from Penn State?

YTRAP · 08-02-2002

If I showed up there She'd have me in State Penn

Reading again, did you change the gaskets with the new heads never start the engine and put the old heads back on? no pwer could be alot of things. Vacuum leak, improper valve lash, plug wires wrong etc. What year are you building?

brokestang00 · 08-08-2002

i havent done anything yet....

to busy . ytrap your from brookfield what car do u drive? this weekend iam going to attack the car pull the heads and get new head gaskets. but thanks guys for the infor.

jruppert · 08-11-2002

Sounds like an awfull amount of work to go thru with heads and such to not throw on a set of new gaskets. An ounce of prevention is better then a pound of cure.

YTRAP · 08-11-2002

Mine is a 94 GT vert 5 spd. Wit new AFS Cobra wheels.

spyder · 08-11-2002

not sealing between the heads and block means air escapes when its being compressed resulting in no compression. need a good/perfect seal to keep the power up.