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Message: <blockquote data-quote="98-5.0" data-source="post: 231243" data-attributes="member: 9042"><p>well there was deffinatly a knocking.......nothin in the bottom end loose.......but i didnt drive it after it started it........its obviously a problem with #8 cylinder but the motor idles and ran like a beauty........so i doubt that cylinder never fired.........but.......all the other plugs are awsome.........but that one.........all the valve train looks in good shape and nothin out of the ordinary..........without the head off........i dont know what the bottom looks like but im goin to do a compression test tomarra morning.........and that will solve some ?'s .......i hope........its got to be something stupid..........a few people have told me that i could have been detonating or spark knocking in that cylinder......but good news is it just started doin as i can tell.................so maybe i caught it before any serious damage.......ill look into it but im still kinda down on my diagnosing......i dont know why......i can diagnos other cars without a problem but mine give me trouble......its the technition curse i guess.........so any other tips will really help me out........</p></blockquote><p></p>