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What are common symtoms of a blown engine?

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Old 05-14-07, 12:58 AM
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What are common symtoms of a blown engine?
a blown engine
or a blown apex seal?
help please my car is acting wack
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Old 05-14-07, 01:02 AM
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Typically you can just tell something isn't right but here is some info that might better help.

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n..._symptoms.html

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Old 05-14-07, 01:13 AM
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Low compression.
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Quick easy test. Go do it now...

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n...ion_check.html
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Also http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/blown.htm

And I've edited your title to actually be helpful to those searching...
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loss of power and car wont stay on. smell of gas... well stronger smell of gas. car wont idle and drives like shat.

thats how mine was when it got blown.
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