- 1. Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 14:29:05 -0400
- My 77 Midget (1500 engine) has an oil leak down low by the dipstick. I thought it was the pan gasket. After I put in my new dizzy I found that I was leaking even more oil. I found that the oil is not
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00351.html (8,715 bytes)
- 2. Re: Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Lishego" <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 17:03:35 -0400
- Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that low compression on 2 & 3 means that your head gasket is shot...Of course, I could be wrong, but I'd try a new head gasket and then do another co
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00359.html (7,669 bytes)
- 3. Re: Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
- Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 17:43:46 -0400
- 1 and 4 don't sound too bad. I'm betting that you've blown the head gasket around 2 and 3. You're going to pull the head anyway to assess the situation, so I'd just pull the head and see what you fi
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00363.html (9,490 bytes)
- 4. Re: Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1)
- Author: johnhaynes@som-uky.campus.mci.net (John Haynes)
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:24:10 -0400 (EDT)
- Remove all the plugs. Pour one tablespoon of 30 wt oil into # 3 cylinder. Screw your compression tester into #3 spark plug hole. If the compression comes up to around 130-175, you have worn rings-pis
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00394.html (9,725 bytes)
- 5. Re: Low Compression, 77 Midget 1500 cc (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 01:59:13 -0400
- These are almost exactly the figures my MGB gave about a week ago. (you might remember the series of posts) For purposes of childish competition, I recovered ONE of the eight compression rings, and a
- /html/mgs/1998-10/msg00402.html (8,622 bytes)
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