Hey fellow listees,

I've noticed my 85' Westy has lost power in recent days, and today I decided
to do a compression check.....uh oh!

cylinder   1)  100 lbs
              2)  135 lbs
              3)    60 lbs....yes 60!.....oh no!
              4)  150 lbs......pretty good for 138K.....unfortunately it has
weaker siblings

I'm going to pull off the valve covers tomorrow and check out the valves and
springs......hopefully  #3 has a broken spring

Otherwise I'm going to start pricing rebuilt heads, honed cylinders at
Rimco here in So Cal and parts at BMA in Burbank.

Stay posted for latest developments......

The van still does 75 mph on the flats......amazingly!.....it's the canyons
here in the Santa Monica mtns that kill me.

Malibu Tony   85' Westy   1.9L  5 degrees BTDC
                    78'  911SC Targa.......currently down due to  rear
bearing replacement in garage.....of course!