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Old 03-14-2013, 06:53 PM   #27
trevrolet65
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Re: Engine Troubles...

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Originally Posted by RHGuyettejr View Post
Yeah, Im going to pick up a compression gauge tomorrow night after work (i should own one anyway with all the other vehicles I work on) and also borrow a dwell meter form a friend. Ill run the compression check and see what happens.

Just a question, having never done this on an older engine, will the continued cranking flood the carb? and is there a way to prevent that?
Leave the choke off and don't hit the gas peddle or throttle linkage. If she floods, she'll just crank over faster. A trick I use to start with a low battery. I've had the cylinders bypass due to failed head gaskets. The bottem end sounded good from what I could tell from the vid. If the compression tests bad, I guess pull the plug beside and see if air is swooshing back and fourth, you can tell. Then its pull the heads time, sorry.
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