I have the same problem. Been running the 2.5" BDS lift for about 5 years. My shackle angle is about the same as yours. INMO, the front springs are too short. I just deal with it. My next lift will be a SOA w/ either custom flat alcans or stock springs w/ an add-a-leaf.
Completed valve adjustment. Seams as I got rid of the vacuum leak and the idle issues. She does not die at full operating temp. Not sure how as all I did was adjust the valves. I did find out that the vacuum gauge tube was slightly to big, causing a low reading. I found out by squeezing the...
Leak down test:
100% on #5, heard air leaking into #4, no were else from what I can tell.
I did run out of CO2, so I only tested #5.
According to the leak down tester instructions, air leaking to an adjacent cylinder could indicate the head gasket leak. True or false?
Also, would...
Vacuum is a steady 6" Hg - vacuum leak?
Compression #:
1 - 125
2 - 150
3 - 122
4 - 142
5 - 20
6 - 110
I think I did the compression test right:
- Warmed her up to operating temp,
- shut her down
- pulled all plugs
- intalled the compression gauge in spark plug hole
-...
I might have a dead cylinder. I pulled all the plug wires one at a time and the only one that didn't change (rpm drop) was #5. Although some of the cylinders were more dramatic than others ie some almost made the engine die and other only dropped slightly.