I told ya the POS frank got had a crack in it.... we almost had to jurry-rig
the 98 block.
But hey, it works...made it up to your place, right???
-- Gary Hedlin President Hedlin Web Designs http://www.hedlin.netGary's Wisdom- #216
-Don't Blame Me....I Voted for Nader!!! ""Chad Evans"" <hemidak@msn.com> wrote in message news:BAY4-DAV13AVMFaV0Uh0001a842@hotmail.com... > > yah the same body shop that should have put the newer motor in a long time > ago! lol > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net> > To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:19 AM > Subject: DML: Re: Re: Did my first compression test today!!! > > > > > > I thought so too.... it just goes to show you what a body shop can do :) > > > > -- > > Gary Hedlin > > President > > Hedlin Web Designs > > http://www.hedlin.net > > > > Gary's Wisdom- #216 > > > > -Don't Blame Me....I Voted for Nader!!! > > ""Chad Evans"" <hemidak@msn.com> wrote in message > > news:BAY4-DAV40fLJGWSa1a0001a8ad@hotmail.com... > > > > > > uh wait a minute gary > > > your 163,000 mile engine took a trip the engine graveyard in the sky. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net> > > > To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:40 AM > > > Subject: DML: Did my first compression test today!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Today when I was at sears gauking at tools, I stumled upon an engine > > > > compression test kit... It told me to buy it, so I did! :) It was > > > > only > > > > $50, > > > > so I took it home, got out my FSM and decided to give it a try. It > > > > was > > > > actually very simple....just remove all the plugs & air filter, > > > > disable > > > > the > > > > fuel system & coil, insert the test guage into the plug socket, and > > > > turn > > > > the > > > > engine over 3 times. Heres what I got.... > > > > > > > > cyl 1 - 180psi > > > > cyl 2- 175psi > > > > cyl 3- 180psi > > > > cyl 4- 185psi > > > > cyl 5- 185psi > > > > cyl 6- 175psi > > > > > > > > According to bernd I'm looking pretty good since all the cylinders are > > > > within 10% of eachother. For the half an hour of work I think this is > > > > a > > > > good way of telling if I still have life in my engine... especially > > > > with > > > > 163,000 miles :) > > > > > > > > ....just wanted to pass this along. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Gary Hedlin > > > > President > > > > Hedlin Web Designs > > > > http://www.hedlin.net > > > > > > > > Gary's Wisdom- #216 > > > > > > > > -Don't Blame Me....I Voted for Nader!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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