omg im gunna cry

[burntricer]

well i found out why my motor wont fire....

i had 180 last time i tested the compression

i have 60 now....

thanks for coming out!

looks like im not driving my car for another month.

time to find a rebuild kit, that or find a KA and swap it back in

[Liquid_Neon]

that blows man... good luck with getting it off the ground!

[burntricer]

the only think i could think of is that ive got the timing wrong, and its causing the valves to overlap when im cranking giving a bad compression reading

thats what im PRAYING for... tomorrow when its light im gunna toss some oil down there and see what happens

[Liquid_Neon]

well, a giant drop in compression in a motor that hasnt yet run... does seem a tad strange? no?

call me crazy but thats jsut me...

[burntricer]

yea i agree, thats why im not sitting here contemplating suicide, or worse...an SR

hell i just want it running, i timed it tonite, and the thing is there is NO marks on the outside of my timing cover

and i cant for the life of me get it to sit on 39 cogs

[ca18det240hatch]

im with liquid_neon on that one, the chances of compression dropping without running is slim to none....also are you sure your compression tester isnt a piece of crap? I just wanna know how you got 180 when factory service manual spec is 170 something.

[burntricer]

im with liquid_neon on that one, the chances of compression dropping without running is slim to none....also are you sure your compression tester isnt a piece of crap? I just wanna know how you got 180 when factory service manual spec is 170 something.

it was somewhere around there, i did the test like a month ago, i cant recall the exact number, it was up there tho

im gunna test for 2 things tomorrow

- headgasket- timing being out

other then that i have no idea

[DjLiquid]

wow, that sucks if your compression really is that bad.. lets just hope it is the timing

[burntricer]

im getting my mechanic buddy to come time it for me and then we will see what happens

[Nowhere]

Sheesh,you're probably flooed to hell and back with gas..

Change the oilRemove the spark plugs overnight1tb spoon of oil in each cylinderretest..