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if the cylinder contained enough gasoline to shoot out of the spark plug hole then you probably have a fuel injector with a monster leak (ask someone else about CIS trouble shooting, if it turns out to be CIS fuel injection related you may want to send boschman a private message, all i can tell you is the fuel pressure must be a rock solid 15 psi under all conditions and that parts can be expensive or hard to find at reasonable prices (think junk-yard)). do you have electronic fuel injection or constant fuel injection? hint: CIS has the braded fuel hoses. if water comes out of the cylinder then you have (most probably) a bad head gasket. cracked blocks, from my experience, are rare. warped heads, cracked heads and bad head gaskets are far more common. if you can afford the price of the deposit on a coolant system pressure tester then remove all of the plugs and presurise the system to about 15 psi and if water comes out of one of the plug holes then you have found the bad cyl. if you can't afford the deposit, but you are resourceful get a six inch piece of small hose that will fit the coolant resivoir feed and attach a mudilated valve stem (be creative on this one). remove the resivoir feed hose (the small one) and plug it with something (use the hose clamp too or your plug may become a projectile). attach your jury-rig fitting to the coolant resivoir and use an air compressor to CAREFULLY (meaning a little at a time) pressurise the cooling system. use a tire pressure gauge, preferably the dial type, to check the pressure and do not exceed 15 psi (10 may be more safe and still produce the "desired" result). now wait a few minutes and look for coolant leaking into the cylinders, or anywhere else for that matter. the good part about testing in this manner is you may perform the test on a cold engine, so it is possible to investigate any leaks without burning your hands. if no coolant leaks into the cylinders then be happy that you have ruled out one possible cause of your woes, and that you have kept yourself entertained for a while. have fun.