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Subject:Re: 82 won't start when hot
From:Higginbotham, David A.
Date:Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:56:14 -0400

Stan writes:
" Check the compression.
You could have valve seats floating that just haven't dropped yet."

Well, that does kind of fit the problem. Let me ask you a question, if
I'm having low compression problems would I see power drop off when
going up a hill for example? I have not noticed any power loss seems to
be running OK otherwise, but my driving habits when in the van are
pretty tame anyway.

Clueless
82 Westfalia
Silk Hope, NC