rut-roh, compression low on fo
got a buddy that just rebuilt his 3.0 and ran it for a day or two, called me and said " it runs but rough" so first thing i do is grab my compression tester and head off, well #4 is at 30 psi and the rest are at 150 or close..... wth? i put oil in the cylinder and tried again, no movement at all on the test. what now?????:think:
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find out where "compression" is goin, if you have acces to a leakdown tester hook it up, add air, listen @ the "710" cap, the exhaust, the intake, an check radiator for air leaking...
Sounds like something didnt happen during the rebuild, how indepth was the rebuild, jus a top end or lower aswell? |
full rebuild, pistons and all. dont have a leak-down tester, where would i get one?
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Originally Posted by Mr_Martinez1982
(Post 50890086)
find out where "compression" is goin, if you have acces to a leakdown tester hook it up, add air, listen @ the "710" cap, the exhaust, the intake, an check radiator for air leaking...
Sounds like something didnt happen during the rebuild, how indepth was the rebuild, jus a top end or lower aswell? |
"OIL" upside down:hillbill:
check your local harbor freight, not sure if autozone has them in their loan-a-tool program... |
Originally Posted by Mr_Martinez1982
(Post 50890091)
"OIL" upside down:hillbill:
check your local harbor freight, not sure if autozone has them in their loan-a-tool program... |
wow, friend must be loaded. but what if its the rings are not staggered correctly? what if the valves are not seating correctly? what if the HG damaged during the install? what if one of the bolts wasnt torqued down properly? get the tool, youll gain knowledge, youll pinpoint the leak, an save your bud some money...hopefully.
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Originally Posted by 76ANTHONY
(Post 50890080)
got a buddy that just rebuilt his 3.0 and ran it for a day or two, called me and said " it runs but rough" so first thing i do is grab my compression tester and head off, well #4 is at 30 psi and the rest are at 150 or close..... wth? i put oil in the cylinder and tried again, no movement at all on the test. what now?????:think:
as mentioned a leak-down test should be done. |
since the reading didn't change with oil in the cyl, my bet would be that the valve job was not done correctly on that cyl or the valve clearance is too tight
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ahhhh heck with it, im buying a leak down test tool, i always need new tools:hillbill: . i'll check it out and see whats up...
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Im willing to bet you have a mis adjusted valve. Its easy enough to pull the v/c on that side to check clearances
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Originally Posted by toytech76
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Im willing to bet you have a mis adjusted valve. Its easy enough to pull the v/c on that side to check clearances
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Well I would check it, then depending on the outcome, worry about finding the right tool to do the adj. Worst case is you take off the tbelt and remove the cam to gain access to the valve shims
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