----- Original Message -----
From: Anne and Richard Spurling <hobbes@senet.com.au>
To: MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 10:08 AM
Subject: Smoke and oil - the drama continues, and gets expensive
<SNIP>
> The little red B(east) is with the mechanic as I type. During the tune up
> she received while getting the new carbs, she was compression tested at
135
> lb in all cylinders. Rather pleasing as when I bought her two months ago,
> the readings were 120. I obviously drive her a bit harder than the DPO and
> have cleaned her out a bit. Anyway, she was compression tested again
today,
> and the pressure in number 2 is 30 lb (that's right, thirty)! I rate that
as
> a dramatic drop in compression. Hell, a piston without rings could pump
out
> that much.
>
> Something in number 2 cylinder has let go. Rings? Piston? We wont know
until
> we pull the head off.
>
> And the really annoying thing is that it runs nicely, but you can hear it
> puffing into the crankcase.
<SNIP>
Just a thought. Has a wet compression test been tried? I know it's not
likely at such a low figure, but if #2 comes up with oil in it, you could
have a hung or bitten valve?
Perhaps worth a try if it hasn't been done already and it may represent a
cheaper fix.
Dave H.
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