Well, it could be compression, spark, fuel, or a combination... or something you haven't tested yet. Remember, the stated problem is "The car will not run", not "there is a problem with the spark, compression, or fuel". Those last are hypotheses. Find ways to test them, but don't get discouraged if you don't find anything wrong there. Personally, I'd lean away from the compression. You have plenty to get it to start. And it DID start, so let's focus on analyzing why. Let's go back to the results of adding the MMO. It ran. Since compression isn't the main problem (100psi is fine), the other result of adding MMO is lubrication. You may have a huge amount of friction if your oil isn't flowing. Did you check the oil pressure yet? Anything coming out one of the sender holes? MMO doesn't burn like fuel, even in a diesel, so we can discount that. Friction can account for squeaking (metal-to-metal), hard cranking, and lack of compression (no oil to seal the rings). Squeaking like that isn't good. Coupled with the lack of oil pressure, I would really focus on that. You should get at least enough pressure on cranking to get the oil light to go out, and stay out, for about 5 seconds at minimum. Have you checked the viscosiy of the oil lately? Has it thinned with fuel? "Truth comes knocking at the door, and you say, 'Go away! I'm looking for the truth,' and so it goes away. Puzzling." - Robert Pirsig. The lack of oil pressure is pointing to the fact that SOMETHING is wrong; listen to it and find out what it's telling you. The car might start without oil pressure, but the same cause of the lack of oil pressure could be the cause of the non-start condition. This little "unrelated issue" could be the cause. Zen movie quote: "To hear, one has only to listen". (Guess the movie). =) -Dave PS - Have you tried starting it without the belts by chance? It would reduce the initial load. ----- Original Message ----- From: cruznmd To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: [DMCForum] Re: More on the Scientific Method Since it won't run from the can, that leaves compression, or spark or both. For instance, if perhaps I had stronger spark, the weaker compression could be overcome. Or did I overcome weak spark, by increasing compression, and using fuel that burns -way- better than gas? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3656190.4921519.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1595053/R=0/SIG=124mh1h7k/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenat togyo?YH=3656190&yhad=1595053> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3656190.4921519.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1595053/rand=624740022> 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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