The Jalopy Journal
Howdy from Austin!
Hello from Austin!
Hi from Austin!
Welcome from Austin!
Welcome fellow 512er!
Sure will! Are you going to be bringing a car?
Welcome from Austin! Sweet ride!
Welcome from Austin! Try and make it to the Lonestar Round up in Austin this month!
The flow was no where close to 30%, just some light smoke. If the breather cap is on, the smoke isn't noticeable. Hopefully this weekend I...
I have checked for that and it is advancing with engine on. I have checked to see the difference with the vacuum advance hooked up and then with...
The guage is the screw in type and it hold pressure without leaking. I didn't do the leak down test----I found I didn't have the equipment for...
I have done a vacuum test and everything was within normal limits.
Thanks! I'll give that a shot :)
Hello from Austin
Just got done doing the compression test over again after the engine was warmed up. Here are the readings: 1) 130 2) 135 3) 135 4) 130 5) 125...
Oops forgot to answer your questions 1) no loss of coolant or oil blow-by
With such an across the board low compression it made since to me that it is something like the reasons you have stated that the compression is...
The car already had the 4 barrel intake manifold when I bought it. I haven't taken it off to see if everything lines up right. As far as leaks...
This happened to a friends car. For mine, it has recently just had the exhaust replaced so something else is the cause.
I wish I knew if the engine was a rebuild or not. I really have no idea. Same goes for the mileage.
Thanks for your responses everyone! First, let me tell you all the things I have done to try and give the car more power. 1) custom dual exhaust...
The compression in the book is listed as 180 +/-20 psi. I thought it was high as well, but that is what it reads:confused: I have had the car...
Did the compression test by the book. I did not do a leak down test then because all the compression readings were all around the same. Later I...
74,000 miles on the engine. My thought was that the valves may be opening/closing at the wrong time for each cylinder (caused by bad chain) and...
Hi everyone. I have a problem with my 62 Lincoln. She is one sluggish old gal. At one point I had two 62 Lincolns. The one I had to sell really...
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