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

[bob terwilliger]

No, I didn't...ran out of time...did it on my lunch
break and was late getting back as it was.  I'll see
if I can get back out over the next few days to give
it a try...like you say...could be bad valve, carboned
valve etc not seating properly.  Only bad thing is the
owner has been a di*k to deal with in some ways...one
of these guys who thinks the car is worth a million
bucks and he's doing me a favour.  I would have told
him to pack off weeks ago but turbo engines are scarce
in these parts. (eastern Canada).

I called him the day the ad came out..I was on the
highway going out of town for the weekend and asked if
I could see the car when I got back..he said "No
problem, if I still have it...had several calls
already"  Was total BS and he was asking too much for
the car, given the condition...he's come to realize
there is no market for the car and thinks he'll make a
fortune parting it out...anyway, I rambling...

thanks

--- tlum at flash.net wrote:

> Could be a bad valve or head gasket.  That seems to
> be a common area to blow.  Did you try the old pour
> a tablespoon of oil down the spark plug hole and
> retry the compression check?
> 
> HTH,
> Tony
> '83 urquattro #302
> 
> = = = Original message = = =
> 
> 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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