[chuzz]

I agree with Cudapete, Russ. The 2.5 has proven to be one of the best engines Mopar has ever had, so if it were me, I'd go ahead and do the compression test and most likely replace the head gasket. Just be sure to get some new head bolts if you do. I'm not sure, but I think those are torque to yield and can't be re-used.

 

[chuzz]

I know it's probably a stupid question, Russ, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Have you taken a good look at your rotor button and plug wires under the cap? Sometimes the wires get pitted and need to be rotated 180 degrees to the better contact side. Just replace the rotor button with a new one. They're cheap enough. Heck, for all I know, you may have an extra one around there already.