Dear Friends,

I am a Turkish student in Kansas and owned this car 2 months ago.I know these cars are very strong and long lasting. This one has a B23F 230.000 miles on it and has a pretty good shape.

Problem:Power loss,the car hardly reaches 70 mph and loses power at very low hills.

What I did until now:

1) My compression values are 195,200,210,205 psi

2) I cleaned the throttle body unit and replaced

the gasket.

3) I replaced the distr.cap,rotor and spark plugs.

4) Adjusted my timing 12 degrees and idle 700 rpm.

5) Fuel filter and air filter is also new.

6) I fixed all the vacuum leaks,it is steady and 20 now.

***After all these stuff I just a got a little bit better idle.I still have power loss.

What I am planning to do is to Check the valve clearences.Am I on the right track?

My questions :

1)Is my compression too high,Haynes manuel says it should be

between 126-150

2)If it is high what can be the reason?

3)I am suspicious about my head gasket,does it cause power

loss,do I need to adjust my valve clearences again if I

replace my head gasket?

4)I know these cars have 2 fuel pumps,one is next to fuel

filter and the other in the tank.In my fuse box there is

only one red cable connected to my prepump(intank pump).

When I took the fuse out nothing is changing.The car

starts and drives.When I took the main pump fuse out the

car again starts and drives.Isn't it something wrong?

I am very sorry for my english and wish you a good luck to all.

Hope to hear back from you soon.

SHIFO