Re: [DML] low compression?
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Re: [DML] low compression?



In a message dated 9/7/03 5:35:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jaysen15251@xxxx writes:

> I recently purched an 81 from an auction , needs alot of work but i 
> knew that going in , while removing the belts and hoses i decided to 
> turn over the engine with a socket wrench ,and noticed it was much 
> easier than i anticipated, im going to continue as planned and was 
> hopping to try and get it to start by october , should i be concerned 
> about this ??

When i was doing a valve adjustment last winter, i had my valve covers off 
and have to turn the crankshaft manually as part of the job. i remember that as 
i turned the crank, the resistance went up and down kind of like a sine wave 
with each rotation. easy, then harder, easy, then harder (the difference 
between the two was not immense but noticeable). with each resistance change, i 
could hear the engine 'breathing' like a bellows as the pistons compressed and 
then let out the air. if you don't hear this breathing and it is the same 
resistance as you go, my guess would be a compression problem as you suspect. 

Andy


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