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Old 07-07-2011, 02:03 PM
cheeks04ranger cheeks04ranger is offline
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Default Head replacement won't start now.

Ok so I've had some problems with compression and since my 2004 v6 3.0 is the notorious year for having head recession problems I went ahead and did the kit from Dover.the compassion was stupid low in every cylinder. Most were around 60 or 80 and others were around 115. After the rebuild I started it and it fired right up it had a little noise like a tapping noise coming from the heads so I shut it off to check and make sure nothing was wrong. Went to fire it up again and it turned over but wouldn't fire. Pulled the plugs to test compression and check for bad plugs compression is up to around 150 in all cylinders which I assummed was near normal, but EVERY plug was wet with gas. So I put new plugs in and still wouldn't start. I tested the wires that plug into the coil with an led tester and it lit up bright. So either the coil is bad which idk how it would have gone bad. Since it fired right up to begin with.

So I guess I just need to know how do I go about testing the coil pack or what else could be wrong?
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Old 07-07-2011, 06:50 PM
cheeks04ranger cheeks04ranger is offline
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Default Re: Head replacement won't start now.

Ok so it's not the coil. Luckily advance did a swap which cost me nothing so now I have a new coil pack. Could my timing be off somehow. Could my computer be messed up?
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