[V8] Low compression - Baffled

[Buchholz, Steven]

... when I put the new engine in #2 I could not get it to start either.  As far as I could tell the engine was getting spark and fuel, but wouldn't fire.  I never even heard signs it was trying.  It has been a couple years since that time now, so I don't remember what signs I had, but I decided to swap the injectors from the engine I pulled back onto the new engine ... with fuel rails and all it really only took a few minutes to do this.  With the "new" injectors the motor fired almost immediately.  I don't know why this worked ... but I suspect the problem was partly due to the lifters not being fully pumped up too.  

If you have some starting fluid you might want to try that to see if you can't get the engine running enough to get the oil pressure up ... 

Good luck!
Steve B
San José, CA (USA)

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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>
> 
> >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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