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S.W.B.C · 12-22-2009, 12:48 AM

Hi There,
I just had a few minutes to go to my shop and take a bit of a closer look at the ti. What the previous owner stated was that the car lost all coolant when the rear inlet fixture on the head failed. I have now had a chance to run a compression test and confirmed that there is virtually no compression.
#1-30psi, #2-0psi, #3-0psi , #4-50psi
The front to cylinders showed oil on the piston tops the rear two had coolant present.
The motor has 165K and was well cared for prior to failure.
I am going to pull the head regardless but is doing a head job on an M44 with the stated milage wise or should I seek a complete motor.
That is it for now have to do some christmas shopping.
Thanks again!

12-22-2009, 12:48 AM	#7
S.W.B.C Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 17 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	new Member.....help Hi There, I just had a few minutes to go to my shop and take a bit of a closer look at the ti. What the previous owner stated was that the car lost all coolant when the rear inlet fixture on the head failed. I have now had a chance to run a compression test and confirmed that there is virtually no compression. #1-30psi, #2-0psi, #3-0psi , #4-50psi The front to cylinders showed oil on the piston tops the rear two had coolant present. The motor has 165K and was well cared for prior to failure. I am going to pull the head regardless but is doing a head job on an M44 with the stated milage wise or should I seek a complete motor. That is it for now have to do some christmas shopping. Thanks again!