Post Head Gasket Replacement Issues
Hello,
I want to start off by thanking you for reading this thread and I’m hoping I can get some help from the community in resolving the issues I’m having. Again thanks in advance for your time.
Okay so a little history first, I originally bought my protegé back in 2013 and it ran like a dream. I had to replace spark plugs and coils once. I then went on my first deployment (I’m in the USMC) and the car sat for 6 months (I believe the start of my problems). I came back and replaced the battery and there she was running just as I left her. I drove daily to and from work as well as on the weekends for about 7 months without issue. Then it started intermittently over heating. I found out my the thermostat was getting stuck closed from rust in the cooling system(from sitting while I was on deployment). I drove to napa and bought a replacement, and on the way home she overheated and died. She sat for about a year after that due to work schedules and another deployment.
I finally found the time on the weekends and the resources to finally get her running again. I started disassembling what needed to be and cataloged everything down to the screw and washer and where everything went. I resurfaced the head, replaced the valve stem seals, and lapped the valves. I then re-assembled everything replacing every gasket and seal, new drive belts including timing belt also the tensioner and balancer, referencing the workshop manual through the entire process.
Which brings me to the reason for this thread. The engine started but won’t idle. If I let off the gas the engine dies. I need help troubleshooting what the problem is. If someone could point me in the right direction or give me guidance as to what the issue could be and how to resolve it, it would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize for the length of this thread but I feel like the more information I give, the better someone could understand the issue, the easier it would be to receive help. Again thank you for your time, it is greatly appreciated.
I want to start off by thanking you for reading this thread and I’m hoping I can get some help from the community in resolving the issues I’m having. Again thanks in advance for your time.
Okay so a little history first, I originally bought my protegé back in 2013 and it ran like a dream. I had to replace spark plugs and coils once. I then went on my first deployment (I’m in the USMC) and the car sat for 6 months (I believe the start of my problems). I came back and replaced the battery and there she was running just as I left her. I drove daily to and from work as well as on the weekends for about 7 months without issue. Then it started intermittently over heating. I found out my the thermostat was getting stuck closed from rust in the cooling system(from sitting while I was on deployment). I drove to napa and bought a replacement, and on the way home she overheated and died. She sat for about a year after that due to work schedules and another deployment.
I finally found the time on the weekends and the resources to finally get her running again. I started disassembling what needed to be and cataloged everything down to the screw and washer and where everything went. I resurfaced the head, replaced the valve stem seals, and lapped the valves. I then re-assembled everything replacing every gasket and seal, new drive belts including timing belt also the tensioner and balancer, referencing the workshop manual through the entire process.
Which brings me to the reason for this thread. The engine started but won’t idle. If I let off the gas the engine dies. I need help troubleshooting what the problem is. If someone could point me in the right direction or give me guidance as to what the issue could be and how to resolve it, it would be greatly appreciated.
I apologize for the length of this thread but I feel like the more information I give, the better someone could understand the issue, the easier it would be to receive help. Again thank you for your time, it is greatly appreciated.
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