Idles rough after replaced cracked head

1994 FORD RANGER
246,000 MILES • 2.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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LEONARDJONESTHEONE
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I had a cracked head gasket so I changed out the head. when was it ran fine but smokes real bad before I change the head. now that change the head it won't. idles really rough it barely stays running and when I give it gas it bogs down and won't go anywhere. I thought the timing was off I checked it twice. Do you have any suggestions? oh and meninges idles really rough to sender only if I unplug the mass flow sensor the idle gets the idle goes about write speeds up and gets right and levels out, but then when you give it gas I take off or something it won't go anywhere but I can't drive it.
Oct 30, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

Okay, so let's make sure that everything mechanically is on the up and up internally in the engine. Can you please do a compression test on the engine for me. This is the best way to get an idea of how healthy an engine is and a great place to start here. Here is a link below explaining how to do a compression test on your vehicle's engine properly:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go through this guide and get back to us with the results. We can go from there.

Thanks,
Alex
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Oct 31, 2019 at 3:58 AM