Time for a new motor.
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No ****? Wonder if it has something to do with the design of the idle valve or the PCV system or something... Like I said, it took a bit longer to build up compression, but it did finally get there (or nearly so). I'm pretty sure I don't have that big of an intake leak.
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For any that care, I have not had any time over the last 2 days to do work on the car. I'm headed to Texas for 5 days on Wed, so hopefully I can knock out another compression test and do a leakdown test prior to leaving... I'll kick off a new thread when I know more.
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If you're gonna be in that E-2, I'll keep an eye open to see if you fly overhead into Kelly Field...the approach path is right over the building in which I work...F-16s are cool, C-5s are too freakin' noisy!
If you do pull the head or swap rods, spend a few bucks to ensure your torque wrench is in spec. If it's good enough for the the A&P mechanic torquing the propellors on your plane, it's good enough for your car. I was unpleasantly surprised when I discovered my 1/2" drive torque wrench was 15% out of spec *low*. Instead of 80 lb-ft, I was only getting 68 lb-ft of torque.
FWIW,
Barry
If you do pull the head or swap rods, spend a few bucks to ensure your torque wrench is in spec. If it's good enough for the the A&P mechanic torquing the propellors on your plane, it's good enough for your car. I was unpleasantly surprised when I discovered my 1/2" drive torque wrench was 15% out of spec *low*. Instead of 80 lb-ft, I was only getting 68 lb-ft of torque.
FWIW,
Barry
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