Eclipse Update: CONFIRMED Blown Headgasket (Patreon)
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If you guys are wondering, "where is a new video for us!?" here is your answer lol.
After the ending of the roadtrip video I performed a compression & leak down test on the Eclipse. The compression came back perfect: 155 psi on every cylinder when it was totally cold. The leak down test revealed some bad news: every cylinder has about a 28% leakdown (meaning the cylinder was leaking about 28% of the pressure). The pressure was, as we figured, leaking past the head gasket into the cooling system. That's why the car kept puking its coolant everywhere and overheating!
Well, yesterday and today I worked on removing the head in preparation of replacing the headgasket. The process was pretty easy and only took a few hours. Now its time to send the head to a machine shop, fix some leaks, replacing the water pump & timing belt, and reassemble everything!
You guys will get a video as soon as the Eclipse is back up and running! Also: HUGE thank you for the support on the car, and here on Patreon in general! I'm super pumped to get this thing ripping!