Generation III Internal Engine 1997-2006 LS1 | LS6
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

number 7 piston is clean car had ticking

Old 08-27-2007, 04:04 PM
  #1  
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (89)
 
mrclean200518's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: louisa
Posts: 121
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default number 7 piston is clean car had ticking

i just recently had a ticking in my car and i pulled the head off the driver side and the number 7 piston is clean and and both valves are dirty and the spark plug is oiley but the first 3 cylinders are dirty with carbon and 1 of each valve is dirty and the other is a tanish color.
Old 08-28-2007, 04:24 AM
  #2  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (1)
 
navymitch12's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,017
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

sounds like you blew the head gasket and got some coolant into the #7 cyl...take some pics of the cyl, head gasket, and head to know more
Old 08-28-2007, 10:32 AM
  #3  
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (89)
 
mrclean200518's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: louisa
Posts: 121
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

thanks for the info man , the headgasket rings and stuff look good i took it and let a machine shopcheck it out i sucked something up and it bounced aroudn in there pitted the top of the head and got into the valve seat and roughed it up a bit


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:39 PM.