1951 239 Compression
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Mountain Pass
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1951 239 Compression
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ive driven the F3 a couple times around town already and today i finnalh decided to do a compression test .
now I’m a little worried .
i thought she was running ok but the results of the compression are not what I expected .
1- 34lbs
2- 60lbs
3- 55lbs
4- 70lbs
5, 6,7,8. - 91lbs
whag do You experts think .
ive driven the F3 a couple times around town already and today i finnalh decided to do a compression test .
now I’m a little worried .
i thought she was running ok but the results of the compression are not what I expected .
1- 34lbs
2- 60lbs
3- 55lbs
4- 70lbs
5, 6,7,8. - 91lbs
whag do You experts think .
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From: NM
#1 is likely a bad or sticking valve. May improve as you drive it some more. Did you do them from #1 thru #8? because it's almost a linear upward trend, which could be from worn cylinders getting coated with oil as you crank it.
Just to clarify, were all the plugs out? Throttle open?
Just to clarify, were all the plugs out? Throttle open?
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Mountain Pass
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#1 is likely a bad or sticking valve. May improve as you drive it some more. Did you do them from #1 thru #8? because it's almost a linear upward trend, which could be from worn cylinders getting coated with oil as you crank it.
Just to clarify, were all the plugs out? Throttle open?
Just to clarify, were all the plugs out? Throttle open?
no I did one plug at a time. All other plugs installed
and just pushed starter button no throttle .....
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Mountain Pass
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#1 is likely a bad or sticking valve. May improve as you drive it some more. Did you do them from #1 thru #8? because it's almost a linear upward trend, which could be from worn cylinders getting coated with oil as you crank it.
Just to clarify, were all the plugs out? Throttle open?
Just to clarify, were all the plugs out? Throttle open?
and I didn’t do the test 1-8.
I did 5,6,7,8 first then 1,2,3,4
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Check out a recent thread of mine about low compression.
Take out all of the plugs and recheck the compression with the throttle open. My compression whent from the 60’s to over 100 when I did the test correctly.
I also would not downplay a easy oil change if you have not done that yet.
-Chris
Take out all of the plugs and recheck the compression with the throttle open. My compression whent from the 60’s to over 100 when I did the test correctly.
I also would not downplay a easy oil change if you have not done that yet.
-Chris
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Check out a recent thread of mine about low compression.
Take out all of the plugs and recheck the compression with the throttle open. My compression whent from the 60’s to over 100 when I did the test correctly.
I also would not downplay a easy oil change if you have not done that yet.
-Chris
Take out all of the plugs and recheck the compression with the throttle open. My compression whent from the 60’s to over 100 when I did the test correctly.
I also would not downplay a easy oil change if you have not done that yet.
-Chris
Thanks Guys.
I will Redo again The way you guys are saying
I just recently did the first oil change since I’ve had it
I wanted to get at Least 500 miles before changing it again ...
should i run the truck and let the engine get hot before the compression test ?
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I would start cold and then do it again hot if you still have questions.
in my case, my truck has hot starting issues so I’m curios to see how the compression looks hot compared to cold.
-Chris
in my case, my truck has hot starting issues so I’m curios to see how the compression looks hot compared to cold.
-Chris
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So I finally got a chance to re run my compression test
my results were a lot better with all the plugs off
1 - 95 5 - 101
2 - 81 6 - 82
3 - 86. 7 - 90
4 - 96 8 - 78
The Old Flat head Sounds Tired
what do you guys think of these numbers
my results were a lot better with all the plugs off
1 - 95 5 - 101
2 - 81 6 - 82
3 - 86. 7 - 90
4 - 96 8 - 78
The Old Flat head Sounds Tired
what do you guys think of these numbers
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Seems like some of the cylinders are tired, but not badly enough to rebuild if you are just using it for occasional around-town trips. Driving it some more, getting it thoroughly warmed up and giving the rings a chance to free up, may improve the numbers significantly.
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Seems like some of the cylinders are tired, but not badly enough to rebuild if you are just using it for occasional around-town trips. Driving it some more, getting it thoroughly warmed up and giving the rings a chance to free up, may improve the numbers significantly.
glad to hear that , just had the carborator rebuilt and generator rebuilt. Truck is running ok but sometimes it’s stutters a bit. Just seen a really bad exhaust leaks in the manifold ..
would that cause the truck to stutter ?
here is a pic of my manifold hole. Gonna change it up to headers and dual exhaust it was covered up by an old piece of tin LOL
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glad to hear that , just had the carborator rebuilt and generator rebuilt. Truck is running ok but sometimes it’s stutters a bit. Just seen a really bad exhaust leaks in the manifold ..
would that cause the truck to stutter ?
here is a pic of my manifold hole. Gonna change it up to headers and dual exhaust it was covered up by an old piece of tin LOL
