Don't freak just yet. I've forwarded this mail to my PRV guy who will be able to help, come hell or high water. If all else fails, I'll pass on his phoen number. Bill Robertson will back me up that he WILL be able to help. He has already shown to us over here that there's a lot more to this engine than what the DMC guys know (not to their detriment - but my guy has the backup of years of experience on different PRVs) BTW did you check/adjust the rocker clearances? Martin cruznmd wrote: >That's right. I'm "out". > >Out of money, out of ideas and tricks, out of patience. > >I have replaced the starter, and all of the fuel components. I have >spark on all 6 plugs, air and fuel. Too much or too little I don't >know because I have no idea where to set the CO screw. > >The wires are in the correct order. I have spark. I've used a timing >light while cranking the engine and I'm at 13 degrees BTDC. > >The engine is so tight the new starter can barely move it when all of >the spark plugs are in. Obviously that's not right, but I followed >the timing chain procedure in the manual and verified it with the >people at DMCH. > >It shrieks like a beaten wife when it cranks because the oil I put in >the cylinders to lube it is washed away by gas. > >As far as I can tell, when I pull all the plugs and start putting >them in one by one, and cranking the engine with the addition of each >plug, only 2 cylinders are making any kind of combustion. There are >2 "thumps". As I add more plugs, there are no additional thumps, and >the compression gets higher and higher as I add plugs and the engine >slows down. > >I do not, nor am I ever likely to have funds to ship this thing to >Houston or Long Island, and pay for repairs. I can pay for labor or >parts, not both. > >Unless I have some kind of epiphany, 5335 will be another dead weight >in another guy's driveway, falling apart as time eats away at it. > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >. > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1663535/R=0/SIG=11ps6rfef/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30504&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1663535/rand=711691384> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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