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well put the FS2 head in the car after having it worked on a bit .. got the car running and i am surprised at how well it is doing having an overheating issue but going to change the thermostat and see if that fixes that problem.. other than that it idles well.. going to take it to the...

i will let you know how things go once i get the car back together ..currently look for head . would you happen to know the interchange on the head ??

not sure if anyone is readingthis but i will update where things are with the motor.. i took the cams out with the intention of sending it to the machine shop to have the head shaved.. while checking for cracks.. i noticed that the valves we not properly seated down on the valve seats.. I...

here are some more pictures of me checking for flatness. i decided not to wait until i get to work I have a Tormach (www.tormach.com) mill in my garage.. its not big enought to shave the head and true it but its good enough to check the flatness.. I set the part on three leveling jacks and...

here are some pictures.. any comment is welcomed.. in the last picture i cleaned between the cyl some as to check for cracks.. didnt see any.. going to that it apart and set it up on my mill and see if i can check it for flatness.

well i pulled the head off... after disconnecting all the connections, it pulled apart fairly easily. i have photos of the head and the motor as well as the gasket. i will post them in hopes that someone would look at it and tell me what they think. the block it self looks real good... the...

so you think it may be more than just a blown head gasket... any way of knowing if the bottom end of the motor is still good with out having to take it out? i know that i may have to replace the whole motor.. but i am just being methodical. just not looking forward to that being what...

ok here it is... compression tested the motor cold .. i have from water pump side away the readings are 25-15-15-32.. not looking good. so far.. i took the valve cover off and checked the timing belt.. still in one piece.. there is a bit of play on it though.. i would expect it as the motor...

soon as i get home i will the compresion test and report on what i find..(ugh... working instead of sleeping) :o

thanks .. its a place to start...

thanks .. how would i go about resetting the ecu? i download the manual from floptical web site would that info be in there?

i guess it must be pretty bad if no one wants to make a comment or suggestion... thanks anyway.. i will work my way through it..

Hey everyone.. hello.. i am here trying to get an idea of what i should do.. I have a 2003 protege 5 bone stock 2.0 .. our son who has it while in college was coming home for the holidays and had some engine problems. he siad that it stopped on him on the freeway . so after i drove down to...