Your compression readings are so low, that they would indicate an engine
that would not run at all. This seems incompatible with the statement
that you drove the car for 3 hours to get it home. I noticed that you
adjusted the valves. Could you have adjusted them too tightly?. This
would leave the valves partially open, resuliting in low compression.
Just a thought..........
Randy Kegg
On Fri, 15 May 98 10:12:33 -0500 dereck.carey@cdsi.com writes:
>
> Since everyone is going on about compression I thought I would
> continue the topic and ask a little advice. Yesterday I went out
>and
> purchased a compression gauge and put it to work. The readings I
>
> received where 20-20-40-60 on my 70 B. This is the reading
>received
> from a car that has been sitting for 2 months. Not good huh?
>This
> would probably explain why I am getting little vacuum from the
>front
> SU.
>
> I purchased the car about 2 months ago. At that time it was
>pretty in
> good condition. I drove it three hours from the place I
>purchased it
> to its new home, all without a hitch. I then drove it 3 or 4
>short
> trips, to work and out to eat. At which point I decided to do a
> little maintenance. The previous owner had the car for 13 years
>and I
> don't believe he had changed a line or gasket in all those years.
> I
> replaced the fuel lines, filter, etc... Then I took her out a
>couple
> more times. This is where all the fun starts...not! The float
>bowls
> failed and I started seeing a 3-4 inch puddle of antifreeze on
>the
> ground after shutting her down. Disappointed, I decided to get
> industrious and to make an even longer story short I have since
> rebuilt the SU's, replaced the all gaskets from the manifold to
>the
> airfilters, statically timed, gapped the valves, and replaced the
>
> water pump.
>
> Now the bugger will not start!
>
> My plan is to remove the head this weekend and have it serviced
>next
> week. Does it seem like just a valve problem or rings too? If
>this
> is not a lead free head (don't know), should I have this one
>machined
> to lead free and/or ported and polished, or buy another head?
>Any
> suggestions where I might have it serviced here (DC area) or send
>to
> reputable servicer?
>
> Dereck
>
> PS FYI I just switched to the digest this morning (can't read
>the 50
> plus messages everyday at work, though I would love to). I don't
>know
> how this will affect responses.
>
>
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