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low compression on fresh engine 1800 1971

posted by  walrus3 on  Sun Sep 14 07:27 CST 2008
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Only if the end gap was very large. Should be about 0.016 to .022" for all B20s according to my green 1972 manual. Seating in refers to mating the surface of the ring to the cylinder.
Did the shop break the glaze on the cylinders or hone them?
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New low compression on fresh engine [1800][1971]
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