Don't sound good. Its probably the rings and a rebuild is the answer. See John Muir's book. James '67 deluxe '71,81,'85 Westies
>My '66 has an engine in it of questionable lineage. > >At any rate, compression in #3 is very low, like 50, where all the others >are pretty reasonable, around 95 - 105. > >I ran compressed air into the cylinder, and checked to see where it cam out. >(Cylinder was in firing position) > >There appeared to be a draft coming out the exhaust pipe (uhoh), and perhaps >a hint (I could be wrong about this one) coming out the carb. > >I also took the valve cover off and there appeared to be a hint of air coming >out of the exhaust pushrod tube. > >I have a feeling none of the above is good:-} > >What I was wondering, is given the symptoms, would a replacement head go a >good distance to solving some of these problems? Are heads usually replaced in >pairs? > >Thanks, >..Markus > >---------------------------------- >'66 "rough looker, hackjob skylit" Westy aka "The Tardis" > (british racing green/white) >'74 Thing (pumpkin orange) >'78 Bug 'vert (black, white top) '67 deluxe '71,81,'85 Westies
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