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Old 01-14-2003, 06:42 AM
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i was driving to school 10 mins ago and then poof bang.so i pull over and and every thing looks just fine but had really shitty ideal and no power... do ya think its gone?



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Old 01-14-2003, 08:58 AM
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sounds like it. Do a compression check to verify
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Old 01-14-2003, 09:04 AM
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pull the plugs and listen for whooshes....
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Old 01-14-2003, 10:05 AM
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man that sucks, sounds like it did blow, what yr/model 7?
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Old 01-14-2003, 10:22 AM
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86 na any one got a any help for me
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Old 01-14-2003, 10:23 AM
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how many miles. did you pull the spark plugs and crank it to see if you can hear compression whooshes from the engine ?
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Old 01-14-2003, 10:24 AM
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not yet could it be some thing else?
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Old 01-14-2003, 10:26 AM
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fuel pump maybe ?
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Old 01-14-2003, 10:28 AM
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shitty idle and no power,

that pretty much equals blown engine, unfortunately



As everybody else suggested,

do a compression test first, then you'll know exactly where you're at



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well its possilbe it could be a vacuum leak, but check the motor first



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