[Shotimes] Compression Test Results

[George Fourchy]

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:21:17 -0400, Jim & Debbie Leyden wrote:

>Other years had a detuned 455 which wasn't nearly as strong.

Mom's last car was a '75 GrandVille coupe with that engine.  Rochester carb...jetted
so lean from new that it idled perfectly when warm with the choke half closed. I
couldn't believe it!!   When I finally got it, I rejetted it, and the mpg went up
from 13 to 20 on the highway.  Never needed to smog it...it's gone now.  Probably
polluted up a storm when it was jetted right.  Learned a lot about quadrajets with
that one....they were OK to work on once I learned the secrets...jetting, control
rods, and leaks from underneath.

Can't believe that it didn't cook valves with that carb, but it didn't.

Boy, you are dragging up the memories!!  ;-)

George