A small favor...

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

Ok guys, 

I have a whole new set of things to check. Dave Stragand sent me a
fascinating email the length of "War & Peace" about an old DeSoto that
behaved exactly like my car. That's another story though.

Someone quite a while back mentioned a plugged cat convertor or some
such. Then today, my non-mechanically inclined wife asked me the same
thing. A sign from God? 

As soon as I got home, I turned the key on and used my remote starter
switch to crank the engine and feel for exhaust.

It was so feeble that I could place my hand over the pipe and stop it.

When I pull the plugs, I get a -great- "whuff" of air from the spark
plug holes. You can put your hand 2 or 3 feet above the engine and
feel it easily, but nothing from the exhaust.

The question is, even if I have no combustion, will I still have a
strong puff of air/gases coming out of the exhaust, or do you have to
have combustion to have any appreciable flow? My manifolds and gaskets
are brand-new. I should have no leaks.

Could someone -please- disable your ignition, and fuel pump and give a
few cranks and let me know? Or, if you already know the answer, give
me a shout.

Thanks,

Rich