My 318 seems to have lost some power in the time it hase been sittin in my driveway, any suggestions on how to got it back it has 139,000, i plan on doin a full rebuild just cash is a little tight right now so just tryin to restore some power till i can afford to do so

 

Have you read the plenum thread?

 

by plentum thread, are you talkin about the plate and gasket

 

Yes sir. If u havent replaced it thats where id look first

 

Yes, that's the only plenum thread... If you notice you are low on oil frequently then you most likely have blown plenum.

 

yes i know thats the only plentum thread, just want to be sure i was thinkin bout the right thing.

 

i do know that it is blown, plan on doin that with my tax return, how would that rob me of power though its only a gasket

 

How would engine oil in the cylinders rob you of power you ask?
Engine oil isn't a very good combustion ingredient in our engines really...

Not to mention the oil being burned will clog the cat resulting in exhaust restriction.
And the fact that the blown gasket is a vacuum leak.

 

If the gasket is shot then oil is sucked from the motor into the intake, which fouls out spark plugs, clogs catalytic converters, kills O2 Sensors,etc.... All of which rob power.

So much destruction from a simple blown gasket....

 

I doubt your motor needs a complete rebuild, it really doesn't have that many miles on it if it was relatively maintained.

Do plenum fix, an do a full tune up