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Subject:Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
From:Rob
Date:Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:58:20 -0700

A 75 psi difference in compression pressures would bother me, bother me a lot.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  7/25/2011 09:47 AM, Jake de Villiers wrote:

>Does it crank fairly evenly?  That low cylinder is a little worrisome.  If
>the lifter's had a spasm and is keeping one of the valves from closing
>fully...
>
>Good luck!
>
>On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:29 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
>
> > Drove my 90 GL w/248k on the ODO(Boston Bob rebuild at130k) to work
> > last week with no problems.  1 hours later when I try to start it to
> > go home, it did start sorta, but wouldn't build up RPMs and was
> > running WAY rich.  Checked compression and had the following  1-165
> > 2- 135, 3 -95, and 4- 135.  Don't think that's the major problem,
> > though.