96-98 windstar problems

[kitch]

I have a 98 windstar 180 000 kms on it. well it all started when sitting at a stop light the engine would rev up for a few seconds then down. Turn into stalling when turning into a parking stop. Then rough idle when in gear or parked which lead to p0306 and lean on bank two. Tried everything; changed coil pack and wires, maf, iac, plugs, changed around injectors, clean egr ports, looked for vacuum leak, did compression test. The only thing I did not do was a compression test when the engine was warmed up and all the plugs out. Misfire on 6 was from the head gasket break in between 5 and 6. I had no coolant lose or white smoke. I hope this can help some of you pinpoint your solution. I did the head gasket myself it was not that hard and took a couple of days. I had the head planed down and cleaned by a machine shop to make sure it was not warped. This is why it took a couple of days. The machine shop charged me $69.0 Canadian to do the work. Thanks for all the advice that I recieved from this site to help me in my problem.

[DRW1000]

Nice summary Kitch.

Is the head gasket you did the one close to the rad or near the firewall?

Does the Thunder in your profile stand for Thunder Bay?

[kitch]

Yes to both questions. Well at least I have a engine that will last now. The engine runs great idles at 700 to 900 not like before at 500 to 600. I am just breaking the gasket in this week then taking it to minni for the week. 7 hour drive, want to make sure the gasket will hold.