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1. Battery in the Trunk? Compression (score: 1)
Author: DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 16:34:42 -0600
Well, I did my first check of the '73 B today. Not too bad...one leaky = shock and one leaky wheel cylinder. Brakes will be the first job. The battery has been installed in the trunk (boot) and a no
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00772.html (7,850 bytes)

2. Re: Battery in the Trunk? Compression (score: 1)
Author: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 14:44:25 -0800
I'm afraid that the head is toast. You might try a leak down test, but the valves are probably beyond their service life. I would tend to the braking system first and then think about pulling the he
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00778.html (8,478 bytes)

3. RE: Battery in the Trunk? Compression (score: 1)
Author: DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:01:09 -0600
The oil pressure is good (by the dash guage). No smoke at all. The = odometer shows 56K. I'll try it again with the oil, and maybe a different guage. Is it = possible I didn't perform the test corre
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00780.html (9,111 bytes)

4. Re: Battery in the Trunk? Compression (score: 1)
Author: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@mail.bright.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 20:23:03 -0500
borrow a guage and rerun the compression check. if the numbers are still low, put oil in a "squirt" type oil can and squirt 3 or 4 pumps into a cylinder and rerun the check. repwat this for each cyli
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00788.html (9,365 bytes)

5. RE: Battery in the Trunk? Compression (score: 1)
Author: DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 22:12:14 -0600
Thanks to everyone for the advice. I'm going to try the wet check next weekend. The Marvel Mystery Oil = might be my short-term solution until later this year and at least keep = things from going fr
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00791.html (9,902 bytes)

6. Re: Battery in the Trunk? Compression (score: 1)
Author: Teacher122 <Teacher122@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 22:25:07 EST
<< I seem to remember someone talking about installing the battery in the trunk a while back. Right now, there are no brackets holding it in! >> Dan, Sounds like you need to secure that "arc welder"
/html/mgs/1998-01/msg00793.html (7,137 bytes)


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