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| Bartlett 914 |
 Sep 23 2005, 03:29 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,218 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Hi all
I recently picked up a 74 2.0. This car has not run in 20 years. I pulled the gas tank and fuel pump which was a mess. I changed the oil and I pulled the plugs. The compression is even on all 4 at 70 lbs. I know this is quite low. Is this to be expected? Should I try to get it started before doing another compression test or should I just resign myself that this motor must be rebuilt. I does have 88K on it. Thanks Mark |
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| SirAndy |
Sep 23 2005, 04:45 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,207 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
just my humble opinion, but *ANY* motor that has been sitting for 20 years (or 10, or 5 for that matter) should be taken apart before you even try to turn it over. unless it was stored *correctly* in a climate controlled enviroment where moisture in the air isn't a problem ... god knows how the internals look like (think RUST) and you might just kill a bearing or two or add some nice grooves to the cylinders from simply turning it over ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
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Bartlett 914 Low Compression Sep 23 2005, 03:29 PM
MarkV All 4 the same, that is good. Are you holding the ... Sep 23 2005, 03:35 PM Bartlett 914 Hi Mark
No I wasn't holding the throttle down... Sep 23 2005, 03:38 PM Crazyhippy depending on how long it's been sitting, it mi... Sep 23 2005, 03:41 PM Bleyseng wedge the TB open while you turn the motor over lo... Sep 23 2005, 04:25 PM SirAndy <... Sep 23 2005, 07:13 PM Bartlett 914 Thanks for the input.
I have read several posts a... Sep 24 2005, 10:51 AM
jd74914 Ok, that makes sense now. You shouldn't need t... Sep 24 2005, 11:12 AM |
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