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just wanted to come on back and give you guys an update. my trac (unfortunately) is gone. i took it to 3 garages and got the same diagnosis each time -- no compression in the #5 cylinder. so, i traded it in on a 08 nissan pathfinder. quite a bit different than the trac, but so far i...

thanks todd - any thoughts on what that might cost? the truck IS driveable right now, but VERY rought at idle...

curious - would you guys go directly to ford at this point or ask my garage to check the valve spring out? any thoughts on what it might cost to diagnose this? i guess i'm just not wanting to put thousands into it if i'm just going to find out that the engine is bad and needs to be replaced...

thanks for the replies - here's what my paperwork said... "we found the computer had codes in the system p0316 and p0302 miss-fire codes. we found the engine running very rough and the spark plug wires shorting. after we replace the spark plugs (worn hard) and wires (arcing), we found...

so i'm sittig at a red light this AM on the way to work and all of a sudden the check engine light comes on... and starts blinking. during idle i'm getting a terribly rough idle. rather than continuing to work i head straight to the shop. long story short i've got no compression in the #2...