[V8] Low compression - Baffled

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Tony's really baffled now.  He got the car running and while it's a  
little rougher from idle now, compression is at spec on all 8  
cylinders!  He should know the V8 doesn't like to sit for two weeks,  
heh, heh. ;-)

Ingo

On Feb 18, 2007, at 10:31 AM, Tony and Lillie wrote:

> I've done the same, twice!! Anyhow, I thought so also, but as one  
> of the
> three is weak, it won't. I'm going to put it back together and try  
> it one
> more time later today. After putting oil in the cylinders, the  
> compression
> went up about 15 in each cyl, but strill very weak in four of them  
> and 75 in
> #8. Anyhow, I'll keep the list posted as to what I find.
>
> Tony Hoffman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Schlueter" <andyschlueter at 4techwork.com>
> To: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 12:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Low compression - Baffled
>
>
>> I forgot to plug one of my coils in one time and could not figure out
>> why it ran so bad. Started right up, almost, but ran and drove it  
>> around
>> the block swearing, till I popped the hood and found the driver side
>> coil unplugged. Moral of the story says, I was able to start on 4 and
>> drive, 3 should be able to start it.
>>
>> Andrew W. Schlueter
>> '90 V8 MQuattro
>> www.westmotorsports.biz
>>
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