Ken have you tried checking the valve adjustment?  Many problems have been
fixed by loosening up an adjustment that is too tight.  Should see an
increase in compression numbers if this helps.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
On Jul 29, 2012 12:59 PM, "Ken Wyatt" <57skibum@gmail.com> wrote:

> The old engine was an old Mark Stephens.  I think they are no longer
> around tho. It probably had about 90K on it.  This new rebuild used
> new AMC heads.
>
> I forgot to mention the compression test  numbers were done w/ engine
> cold which is not right either.  I'll redo compression with a warmed
> up engine and then do ta wet compression later. I will report back
> what I find.
> thanks,
> ken
>
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
> wrote:
> > I believe you have the problem nailed down but you can do a wet
> compression
> > test to be sure. The test works better on upright or V engines but should
> > show results on your pancake engine.
> >
>