Dereck,
Did you take a compression reading before you adjusted the valves?
I don't know what anyone else thinks, but I doubt that the engine
would even fire with a compression of 20 ( if it did, it wouldn't be
very well). I sure don't think you'd have made an uneventful 3 hr. trip
home with the car.
IMHO you might want to check your valve lash / timing procedure.
Just an idea...
H.
dereck.carey@cdsi.com wrote:
>
> Since everyone is going on about compression I thought I would
> continue the topic and ask a little advice. Yesterday I went out and
> purchased a compression gauge and put it to work. The readings I
> received where 20-20-40-60 on my 70 B. This is the reading received
> from a car that has been sitting for 2 months. Not good huh? This
> would probably explain why I am getting little vacuum from the front
> SU.
>
> I purchased the car about 2 months ago. At that time it was pretty in
> good condition. I drove it three hours from the place I purchased it
> to its new home, all without a hitch. I then drove it 3 or 4 short
> trips, to work and out to eat. At which point I decided to do a
> little maintenance. The previous owner had the car for 13 years and I
> don't believe he had changed a line or gasket in all those years. I
> replaced the fuel lines, filter, etc... Then I took her out a couple
> more times. This is where all the fun starts...not! The float bowls
> failed and I started seeing a 3-4 inch puddle of antifreeze on the
> ground after shutting her down. Disappointed, I decided to get
> industrious and to make an even longer story short I have since
> rebuilt the SU's, replaced the all gaskets from the manifold to the
> airfilters, statically timed, gapped the valves, and replaced the
> water pump.
>
> Now the bugger will not start!
>
> My plan is to remove the head this weekend and have it serviced next
> week. Does it seem like just a valve problem or rings too? If this
> is not a lead free head (don't know), should I have this one machined
> to lead free and/or ported and polished, or buy another head? Any
> suggestions where I might have it serviced here (DC area) or send to
> reputable servicer?
>
> Dereck
>
> PS FYI I just switched to the digest this morning (can't read the 50
> plus messages everyday at work, though I would love to). I don't know
> how this will affect responses.
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