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5.7 hemi compression loss, any ideas? #1206603 03/30/12 05:39 PM 03/30/12 05:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 591 Champion City The Sphinx OP mopar
The Sphinx OP mopar Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 591 Champion City	I have a chance to buy a 5.7 hemi out of an 05 ram with 70K on the clock. The owner said it lost all compression on two adjacent cylinders. I have my ideas on what could be wrong with it, I'd just like to hear other peoples ideas. Its a non MDS engine.

Re: 5.7 hemi compression loss, any ideas? [Re: The Sphinx] #1206604 03/30/12 05:58 PM 03/30/12 05:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 640 Temple, Texas scoutsr2 mopar
scoutsr2 mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 640 Temple, Texas	prolly valve guides...in 04 there were a few that made it out with bad timing chain guides but they failed with very low mileage. Got one myself with less than 400 miles on it that mother mopar did not call back for

Re: 5.7 hemi compression loss, any ideas? [Re: scoutsr2] #1206605 04/01/12 01:19 AM 04/01/12 01:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 512 Niwot, CO Formerly denn... dynorad mopar
dynorad mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 512 Niwot, CO Formerly denn...	Sure sounds like a head gasket.

Re: 5.7 hemi compression loss, any ideas? [Re: The Sphinx] #1206606 04/01/12 08:15 AM 04/01/12 08:15 AM
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79powerwagon Too Many Posts 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,728 places	I ran across many hemi trucks at local dealer lots being sold cheap because of low mile, bad engines, from about this vintage. You should be able to find all kinds of info on the issue online.

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