Re: Cylinder Compression Questions

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2014/11/14 23:38:38

My Service Data Book says 110 PSI. Your readings are pretty low, almost too low to start on. If the MMM helps, and you can get it to start and run long enough to warm up (at least 15 minutes) there is a good chance the engine will come back to life, the rings and valves tighten up and run much better. When a car has been out of commission for many years it can take several hundred, or even 1000 miles of driving to break it in again.

Get the starter working good. If you oil the cylinders spin the engine on the starter to blow out excess oil. Throw some old rags over the plug holes, to stop the oil that blows out.

You may need to clean the points and plugs to get it to fire and maybe even give it a shot of gas down the carburetor.

I have revived many old motors, if I was there I could have that car eating out of my hand in a few hours. There are lots of smart guys on this board, you should be able to get it running without tearing anything apart.