Compression check

[GThotrod]

Hi guys, I need help with my 96 mustang gt I have bubbles coming up in my radiator. I was thinking of putting some blue devil in it. My compression is: (driver side, front to back) 1: 170 2: 175: 3: 180 4: 170 (passenger side front to back) 1: 175 2: 153 3: 167 4: 160
It has over 250,000 miles on it, what would you Do?
Thanks

 

[stormsedge]

You have a previous post about selling your car. I'd not use a head gasket sealing product to sell it, or if I were keeping it. I recommend you change at least the one head gasket, or sell it as is.

 

[Neuron]

Sealers are only a temporary fix until you can do it right no matter what you may hear, so I would fix it because you won't get s@@t out of it otherwise.

 

[wmburns]

+1 on above. Never use any sealing products in a motor. They don't really work and cause a lot of "collateral" damage inside the motor, radiator and heater core.

Check out car-part.com for a searchable list of salvage yards in your area. Look for a SOHC 4.6 from a 2003+ Grand Marquis, Town Car, or Crown Vic. This will give you an idea of what a whole salvage motor would cost to give your Mustang a new heart.

Knowing what I know now if I needed to do a head job on a Mustang likely I would do the work on the engine stand (not in the car). The motor is really not that hard to remove. I have done it in my drive way using just hand tools and an engine crane out the top. It's sooooo much easier doing major motor work on an engine stand.