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stuttering engine, combustion cutting out, low compression on cyl 2,3,4

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Old 02-27-2003, 02:49 PM
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measure the cyl walls with a bore mic. if that checks out, you may have distorted the pistons. have the head vac tested.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ultimate lurker
[B]Putting oil in the chambers before a compression test will usually raise the compression numbers.
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Dropping the oil pan isnt that hard Unabageler. A lot of us did it to change our oil jet bolts. If you havent done those, you may as well do them too!
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by KeithD
[B]Dropping the oil pan isnt that hard Unabageler.
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the head is the hard part? boy howdy!
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UPGRADE CAMS SPRINGS PISTONS ECT................
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