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Compression check and advice please

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Compression check and advice please
From: BDurgin1@aol.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:12:01 EST
Hi all,

Did a cold compression check on my car and found the following:
Cyl 1  145#
Cyl 2  140#
Cyl 3  110#
Cyl 4  145#

Added a little oil to the No. 3 cylinder and the pressure went up to 115 only.

The car runs fine, leaks oil of course, and I get a puff of white smoke when I
accelerate hard and shift up or down, according to my SO who followed me
around the other day.  Car has 90K original and had the top end rebuilt in
1978 according to the receipts at 58K.

Would be interested to hear what folks have to say about this...Should I be
concerned?

Bruce Durgin
64 B

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