<div dir="ltr"><div>I agree - some fast diagnostic work after the shut-down would seem to be in order.</div><div><br></div><div>The first thing I would check is whether there is good spark when the re-start is attempted as it sure sounds like something is getting heated up and failing and that suggests the ignition to me.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 6:02 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fishplate@gmail.com" target="_blank">fishplate@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:56 PM, TERRY SMITH <<a href="mailto:terryrs@comcast.net">terryrs@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Could that mean a cracked head or bad head gasket?<br>
<br>
</span>Wouldn't a simple compression test or leakdown test (on a warm engine)<br>
easily discern whether those problems exist?<br>
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Jeff Scarbrough<br>
Corrosion Acres, Ga.<br>
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