I was out tonight and nailed it in 2nd all the way to 4th car was pulling very good considering it was popping since i re gapped the spark plugs.

im not sure whats wrong saw a spark of yellow and red come out of the grill when i was driving then bottom right driver side radiator line bursted off causing the coolant to go every where not sure what the spark was.

radiator line is put back on but when i went to go start the car, it would not start so i said to my friends push me to get it jump started it worked enough to get me back to my house luckily. the car Ticks very bad sounds like it is coming from the head. any suggestions please.. sounds like a popping idle out of the exhaust as well/ ticking


please help

 

So you regapped the spark plugs and all this started to happen? You are running 26psi on pump, what type of plugs are you running and what did you gap them to?

 

what???

 

compression check time!

 

compression was checked.. last saturday..
165 all across the board.. NGk's gapped them to .019 just today because it was missfireing

 

yes and it was running 26psi - 28 tonight.. not sure if i over reved or what im just hopping its nothing big it sure sounds like it though

 

I'd be scared to crank the thing to do a compression check! If the headgasket lost seal, could the coolant jacket really get pressurized enough to pop a radiator hose off?!? What else has been done to the car recently. I can't see plugs causing this. But yeah, compression, leakdown, a very thorough visual inspection (coolant in crankcase?) is in order. I certainly wouldn't drive it anymore.

 

I wish I can help you out more but I don't want to say one thing and be it something else. Come one is there anyone in here who can chime in on this? Is it possibly the gapping is not big enough?

 

I don't think gapping is his immediate concern. Deeper engine troubleshooting is in order. He needs to make sure that the reciprocating assembly and valvetrain are in proper condition. With the apparent ticking, popping and inability to start on its own, I would be very concerned.

 

i dont no man. i know im not driving it tommorow or monday to be on the safe side. all i really noticed tonight was the radiator hose was off and the loud ticking noise once this happened. im gonna look for more un wanted stuff tommorow iin the daylight just hope its nothing internally. and i dont no if its possible but i dont think that even if the gap isnt big enough that it would tick that loud because it wasnt doing it earlier after i regapped them earlier today hopefully everyone can help me through this appreciate it

 

yea im pretty concerned about it right now thats all im thinking about its gonna suck. if its something big. i just dont no what to look for if everything looks good on the outside when i check it tommrow my worry is is that it is on the inside.

 

Any change you logged when this happened?

The spark/light may have been the exhaust manifold covered in coolant while it was glowing hot?? Thats not your problem, but a possible explanation for the spark.

When you do the compression check, get a video w/ sound of the ticking.

 

what do you mean through the aem ?
yea i was thinking it was from the coolant.. atlest im hopping

 

Hot coolant on glowing manifold action can result in slight flash. Yes, were you recording a log (ecuflash/AEMEMS/other) when it happened?

 

yea agreed.. no i wasnt i didnt have my laptop connected at the time it was just a sudden lets go so i didnt really think i needed anything cuz the car was running really good before this happened.