I would verify timing before I pulled the heads but with low compression on a couple of cylinders it might make sense to just get the heads done and be done with it. Just the ramblings of an old man….
I picked up a set of paper ones for an '03 Mustang including wiring manual on Ebay a while back, they were barely used, I don't think the wiring manual was ever opened.
Glad you found the issue! Nice to see someone stick with a problem till they find the root cause. Lots would have given up and taken it to a shop. Congrats.
Odds are those are Stover nuts. They are a type of lock nut that pinches the threads on the stud so they don’t come loose. If you look at one side you should see that it isn’t round, more of an oval shape. The other side it will look like a normal nut and will thread on easily till it reaches...
Blowing the interview would be career limiting, go give it your best shot, If you don’t get the job you are no worse off but if you are interviewing you at least have a shot, make it a good one. As mentioned above, it could put you in contention for the next position.
The inspection camera is the hot ticket before spending a weekend pulling the dash re and re and ending up with rattles. It might not save you if the core is plugged up but it just might too.
I know, I know, it been a long time cumming but trying toget back to the car and juggle honey do list and work around my chemo days, so I am back picking away at the car, at least it’s getting the cover off for now. Moving forward.
1) make sure your tank is almost empty, I know that sounds like a no brainer and no offence was intended but I can not begin to count the times a customer would bring his unit in with the fuel tank right full or nearly when we had to pull the tank out. Some of these we so obviously a fuel tank...