blueovalz Posted October 13, 2001 Share Posted October 13, 2001 Sorry to see that number (plus a 150?). Anyway, it could be worse. Let us know what you find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted October 14, 2001 Share Posted October 14, 2001 AL, I'm kind of sorry I had suggested doing a compression test in a recent email - very sorry that I lead you to this problem. Or maybe I'm glad you (might?) have found it. Is that difference in compression enough to cause all your problems though? I had an L6 with a bad head gasket that had two cylinders down at 100 psi, while the others were 135ish. It was a dog, but didn't backfire, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted October 14, 2001 Author Share Posted October 14, 2001 I know, I know, I should have checked this earlier, but I never had the time to go throught the engine as well. I did a compression check now, first since I put the engine back together. this is what I got. 1: 150 2: 140 3: 130 4: 135 5: 130 6: 120 (!!!) 7: 130 8: 140 I was not expecting that. So I guess I got a compression problem, so now I have to do a leakdown test. Hopefully it's the heads. That would be the easier fix. Still not sure I would trust it. But we'll see. Hopefully I'll have some time this week to dive farther into it. I only had an hour today. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted October 16, 2001 Author Share Posted October 16, 2001 I'm sure that the compression is just ONE of the problems. The fact that it has bad compression tells me that there are more problems related to wear. I will do a leakdown probably thursday, but until then, I'm trying to get the stuff together to see if this 289 will work. Seems like it will. This will teach me to buy and engine from some guy in Texas who obviously had this thing sitting out in the rain in the middle of a field before I bought it. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted October 23, 2001 Author Share Posted October 23, 2001 Another idea- What would happen if my fuel pressure was too high for the carb (it's not supposed to be, but my pump never slows down, it always pumps at the same rate)? should a pump (the one I have is a Carter) with 5-7 PSI be OK for hte Performer carb? I checked my floats, and they are set right, but if the pressure was too high, would it open them up? Could this cause my problem? I am just about to have it towed down to a place where they were going to go through it, but a friend of mine thought of this. What do you think? I have thoguht about getting a regulator, but I don't want to spend any more money. Suppose I'll have to. Thanks AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted October 24, 2001 Share Posted October 24, 2001 I wonder if you can get some vise grips or something similar and put a bit of a sqeeze on the rubber part of the fuel line to give it a bit of restriction. worth a try mabye? Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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