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"L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote:
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> Maybe, but sounds more like a bad starter, weak battery. Usually if
> the gasket is leaking the starter is strong enough to bang it though
> bending the rod, with just a slight hesitation. If you still suspect a
> cylinder filling with fluid remove the spark plugs will tell you quickly
> which it is. If in the future you roll your Jeep pull the crank over by
> hand and feel if you need to pull the plugs. Kind of like pulling
> through a radio engine to make sure it's good to go before you yell,
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> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>
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> Rusted wrote:
> >
> > A buddy came over last night so we could weld some new floor panels and
> > replace rotten roll cage mounts on his CJ (see I am back on topic already).
> >
> > When he went to start his 89 suburban it had power to the starter but the
> > engine would not turn over. We used a wrench to manually turn the crank a
> > little to prove that the engine , then by holding the starter it started to
> > turn the engine slowly, until suddenly it fired up. It acted like maybe it
> > was hydro locked and once we turned it a little to open the valves it
> > allowed the fluid to escape and turn over.
> >
> > Then the exhaust seemed to have a little water, then we notice a mixture of
> > mostly coolant with some oil was leaking out from around the passenger side
> > / rear area from the exhaust manifold. Also it was running rough, almost
> > like it was missing a cylinder. He commented earlier that he thought that
> > purchased some bad fuel and it was not running right. But now I am thinking
> > that this is the reason it was not running right.
> >
> > Am I safe to take a guess that this is a problem with a bad head gasket?
> > How much is involved in replacing a head gasket on a 350?