Re: Re: Re: Zero Compression!!!

From: Tony Cellana (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 22:47:07 EDT


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Clark <dml@mikesdakota.com>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: Zero Compression!!!
>
>> I would have to agreee with Tony, even with bad rings you should still
ahve
>> some compression, otherwise, its a broke/bent/chipped valve
>
>> Bill Day
>
>That cylinder had been fouling plugs from day one.
>Could the valve job had been screwed up on that one
>valve? About 11 months ago I ran a compression test
>and the other 7 averaged 150ish while the cylinder in
>question had 130.
>
>--Mike
>www.mikesdakota.com
>

Well that's info you hadn't noted previously.

I still say pull the head. You'll have to anyway ;-) If you're lucky the
issue is in the head only.

Fingers crossed that the piston isn't holed.
TonyC



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