hello I am in the same boat, my mechanic said today that my engine seems to have #1 cyl. no compression,3 possible connecting rods bent. he wont touch it so I need someone who can work on it, Protech said they dont want to do a 3.0L conversion. I was driving one day and heard a light clicking sounde like a valve job. I drove it to work one day and it went crazy,the tapping got super loud an the check engine light started flashing,sounded like monkeys under the hood with hammers. any way I have the money to fix ,but I am a firefighter in the Air Force and am deployed in GA. and I am going to the big sand box in a few


98.5 Svt Contour Sho y-pipe,KKM tru-rev,b&m short shift, blown up engine, need new one