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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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blown apex seal?

one last try since the forum keeps screwing up my threads....

how many people on this forum have blown an Apex seal on a non-turbo model?

my 88 GXL is running on one rotor. i want to know if is possile that it has a bad apex seal or if the is just too much carbon build up on the apex seals.

i have sea foam and water running through it to steam it and it still runs like crap.

thanks,

Nathan
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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Ive blown an apex seal. It was my 86GXL with the engine from my 86 base that was destroyed by a little frickin punk that decided to flip his truck up over the back end of my car.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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I blew an apex seal 2 days ago in my N/A. Idles like a cammed 350, but still driveable. Id say that if you didnt drive it like a granny, it probably isnt carbon buildup
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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compression check will show you if you have a blown seal. Carbon building up doesn't really make you loose compression on a rotor.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by White87FC
I blew an apex seal 2 days ago in my N/A. Idles like a cammed 350, but still driveable. Id say that if you didnt drive it like a granny, it probably isnt carbon buildup

i think the guy i bought from drove like a granny...


until i drove this car i really dont think it has ever seen 3500+ rpms
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