A 75 psi difference in compression pressures would bother me, bother me a lot. Rob becida@comcast.net At 7/25/2011 09:47 AM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>Does it crank fairly evenly? That low cylinder is a little worrisome. If >the lifter's had a spasm and is keeping one of the valves from closing >fully... > >Good luck! > >On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:29 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote: > > > Drove my 90 GL w/248k on the ODO(Boston Bob rebuild at130k) to work > > last week with no problems. 1 hours later when I try to start it to > > go home, it did start sorta, but wouldn't build up RPMs and was > > running WAY rich. Checked compression and had the following 1-165 > > 2- 135, 3 -95, and 4- 135. Don't think that's the major problem, > > though. |
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