'83 302 troubles
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'83 302 troubles
so i have a 1983 ford f-150 w/ 302 and it used to be my step dad's and he never used it much but now i use it as a daily driver and i gave it a tune up (plugs, wires, cap and rotor) but it sounds sputtery and when i floor it it sounds like i have a vacuum leak but the main problem is is i lose antifreeze and i watch it and it doesn't drip out from the water pump which i replaced and i don't know what is causing it. any help is much appreciated.
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I don't know but aroud here they are 30,40 box max $can. I'm pretty sure you can find them at any part store. You also have 3 differents spark plug hole.... usefull for ski-doo, rtv and other motor...you also have a range red and green to tell you if the engine have enough compression in that cylinder to fire(or push) the piston down after the compression. I check a ski-doo engine twise and i could tell from the reading wish cylinder has a bad compression. Save them a head gasket and mechanic time... Usefull piece for diagnostic any engine compression. By the way an engine that run like the ski-doo i did was 40 psi on one ... found the problem in 5 min with comp test. Bad ring in that case after dissasembling. Normal engine will show 120-130psi so so. Engine don't have to be high in compression to run, just have to be constant between reading.my .02
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