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Re: Won't Start II

To: "scott willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>, <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Won't Start II
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 18:08:27 -0700
re:
> If this plug is out will the engine show low compression?

Not unless the engine had it before.

bs
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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Re: Won't Start II


> Thanks ALL!
> 
> If this plug is out will the engine show low compression? I have yet to look 
> for this.
> 
> I timed the engine statically and I'm back on points and not Pertronix. I 
> may be 180 degrees out as well.
> 
> When I am at TDC shold the Rotor be pointing to plug wire for cylinder #1 
> that is at TDC?
> 
> I have yet to pull the floats but gas spewed out of both sides of the lines 
> in to the carbs. I sprayed starting fluid light then heavily into the carbs 
> to see if I could get something while cranking. Got nothing.
> 
> Cheers,
> Scott




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