Looking at MC-1 for swap ....need advice.

[Joshua van Tol]

Unless it's real cheap, and maybe even then, I'd take a pass. Sounds  
like too many kilometers, and the low compression means you'd  
probably be rebuilding the bottom end too, which can get expensive.


On Oct 25, 2006, at 1:13 PM, bob terwilliger wrote:

> Long story short...after about a month of effin'
> around with a twit od an owner, I finally managed to
> (almost) swing a deal on a MC-1 from a running '86
> 5ktq with just north od 200,000 km on the clock. Ran
> out lunchtime to have a second look and check a couple
> of things. Two queries:
>
> 1. Fair amount of oil in the michelin man hose...to
> the point I could pour some out. He says it's
> more-or-less normal and that's why the hoses crap out
> over time...oil degrades the rubber. This guy is no
> mechanic and seems like a bit of a sheister. Something
> to worry about?
>
> 2. Probably related to 1. I did a compression test, 4
> cylinders came back 120psi and #4 rang in at 90psi.
> Bentley say the maximum permissable difference between
> highest and lowest is 27psi. I have no immediate plans
> of dropping the engine into either the 90 or the Coupe
> and plan to strip the engine down over time and at
> minimum rebuild the head because of the mileage and
> ease of access since it will be out on a stand. Should
> the compression be a deal-killer in this case and most
> likely cause?
>
> Thanks
>
> ps...no real smoke from the exhaust
>
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