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swapped 1986 engine into 1989 vehicle - ignition timing seems off 200

posted by  Strackerjack on  Thu Nov 8 06:26 CST 2012
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Looks like the compression is low (60) in at least 3 of the cylinders. Odd that it sounds like it has compression when turning over (even seems to want to fire when we turn the distributor to different spots) and that the cylinders all seem to have the same level of low compression???

maybe my measuring tool is off.

after the third cylinder measured 60 I had to go and have a scotch

too much work down the drain if this engine is bad. I'm certain it came from a wrecked 240 that showed 167,000 miles! I know the odometer gear probably was broken and it was 220,000 miles but these engines are usually rock solid.

sorry for the rant - considering next options

Jack
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Bad Blue - '86 245 with 303,000 mi. (now for parts), Good Green 1990 245 with 178,000 mi., Blacky - '91 740 wagon with 180,000 mi., Mean Green - '94 850 with 222,000






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