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2006wrxtr
05-20-2012, 08:57 AM
I got up early this morning right before 6am, to finish pullin the head on
my girls PT cruiser. Gather up some tools walk out to the car and pop the
hatch. Then I walk to the drivers door open it and ZING!!! some Hornets
decided to start building a nest on the inside of the door, 3 Stings on
the top of my left hand; in the meaty part by the thumb. I thought great
my hand is going to swell up like some kind of clown hand, to my suprise
it didn't.

Spent the next 2 hours pulling the head. Boy the timing cover it a Bitch!!
Ended up breaking it into about 10 parts, guess It'll have exposed cam gears now.

I thought the car might have a burnt valve because she has no compression
in cylinders 1&2 and someone told me the have MLS Headgaskets and those done
blow. The Valves all look fine to me with my visual inspection, and the head seems
to be flat. Used a straight egde to check it. Going to drop the head of at the
Machine shop wed or thur and have it checked just to be safe.

Here is a pic of where the gasket blew.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/mike93lx/2012-05-20_08-28-25_507.jpg
spooln30
05-20-2012, 02:53 PM
Is it the non turbo? Those NA neon motors are known for head gaskets. And yes those timing covers and especially that bracket are a bitch to get out. GL.
Red97GTP
05-20-2012, 09:18 PM
Shitty! And what the hell is sitting on the piston?? Rocks?
-stew-
05-20-2012, 09:24 PM
Shitty! And what the hell is sitting on the piston?? Rocks?


PT cruisers don't have pistons. What looks on the outside like a engine block is actually one solid chunk of concrete.
michelle
05-20-2012, 09:44 PM
Shitty! And what the hell is sitting on the piston?? Rocks?

Really? I mean, really?
Nix
05-20-2012, 10:22 PM
^^^^ I had to LOL on because of the past several posts!

Bahahahahahaha!! My guts actually hurts from laughing so hard!!
-stew-
05-20-2012, 10:30 PM
Really? I mean, really?


Seriously?
badass88gt
05-20-2012, 11:07 PM
I showed this thread to my wife, she knows next to nothing about cars and she even knew what was up immediately, LMAO.
michelle
05-21-2012, 06:05 AM
What's a camshaft?
Silver86
05-21-2012, 07:09 AM
What's a camshaft?



hey! thats my line!
michelle
05-21-2012, 07:43 AM
Someone should dig up that old thread. Such a classic.
-stew-
05-21-2012, 10:08 AM
Someone should dig up that old thread. Such a classic.


Sounds like women's work. Now get to gettin!
michelle
05-21-2012, 10:14 AM
I hate you.

http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/forum/showthread.php?30353-what-exactly-is-a-cam
bikedad
05-21-2012, 10:35 AM
Looks like the motor needs these upgraded....

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=49&zenid=ofklrbk9qku4fp4tn3a4seal53
Ricky Bobby
05-21-2012, 02:09 PM
I've heard of dry block but damn that's a little full :-0