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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Broken valve? SOMETHING!?!?!? 140-160

posted by  matt b on  Wed Sep 1 06:52 CST 2004
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Could be a valve issue, but if you lost compression like that, you'd have a dead cylinder at all rpms.

I'd be looking into electrical first (as always)... check for proper points gap, distributor shaft wobble... that the advance is proper.

Hope its not serious!
-Matt
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-Matt '70 145s, '65 1800s, '66 122s wagon, others inc. '53 XK120 FHC






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