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[L11XXY]

I've just bought a 99 1.7 Puma that suffered from an engine problem.

The guy drove it 20 miles without water in it (the valve to the heater on the bulkhead had split) The car got 1/4 mile from our house and stopped dead.

Compression was ok on 1 & 4 , 2 & 3 showed nothing and were full of water when the head was removed.

Therefore, do i source a second hand engine or will just a headgasket sort it out do you reckon?

What is the percentage chance that the head is cracked?

Advice would be helpful....

Alex

[EVERTON2004]

If there's no compression on two cylinders then it may well be piston and/or bore damage. Personally, I wouldn't risk fitting a HG to find out that the engine is fubar - I'd just throw in another lump (and if you're looking to throw an alternative lump such as a Zetec-E then this is the time to do it)

[Dal_ST]

if the cylinders are damaged, then the nikasil linings will be shot so it's a replacement engine I'm afraid.

If you've a 1.7, then you can't just throw in another lump without changing the ecu and wiring as only the 1.7 has Variable Cam Timing.