Hi, I bought my '89 760 B230 FT K motor with a blown head gasket, and took it to the mechanic, I put a new (rebuilt ) head, water pump, radiator, hoses, distributor, and etc. when he was done the car was running so smooth, that he could't beleive it, it was a dream... I took it for a ride down to the Keys right after all the repairs- good gas mileage, great engine. Here comes the bad news- I invested $2500 in this and I was determined to get the miles and fun out of it, but when in a hurry, I ment to change the heater control valve( never did), I had it new in the trunk, when the old one broke on the I-95( on the way back after 1000 miles), I didn't notice the temp gauge for at least 5 minutes, I felt the car started loosing power, and that's when I looked into the dash, pulled over imediately. After an hour replaced the valve FINALY and poored water.... the engine is spinning freely like you are almost sure there is no compression, so I towed the car back to him and he did compression tests- #1 5.5 #2 doesn't keep pressure, same as #3, he didn't check #4, he just said : the piston rings went bad. Now I assume that he doesn't want to take responsibility, I paid him $850 in labor to put the head on, and now I am suspecting I blew the head gasket again, I already started to take the head off.
Any Ideas?
Thank You,
Alex,
144 B20A 1970,
144 B20A 1972,
1987 740 B230F,
1989 760 B230FT,
1990 760 B230FT SW