[V8] MPG - contiuing saga

[Emy]

and here I thought it was cast iron block with
aluminum heads. hmmm
--- Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> With my recent troubles regarding a compression test
> on my '91 V8Q, this has 
> had me wondering. Is some of this caused by the
> aluminum block? I've never 
> done a compression test on another engine with
> aluminum cylinders, so I 
> don't have anthing else to go from. But, it really
> makes me wonder.......
> 
> When cold I got 15 - 120 PSI. After squirting oil in
> the cylinders, I got 
> 30 - 130 PSI. When warm, I got 165 - 180 PSI. This
> is on a 325K engine, BTW. 
> Wonder about lower milage examples.
> 
> Anyhow, things that make you go hmmm..........
> Tony Hoffman
> 
> BTW, with a lot of ether, I was able to get mine
> running. Might just help. 
> That, and some new spark plugs. It seems to like
> them every 10K.
> 
> <SNIP>
> > that it was no different.  Did another compression
> test on the 'dead'
> > cylinder and two others - all three were at 90 psi
> - what the heck? -
> > These used to be at 120psi - athough I did this
> test cold I thought it
> > would at least show close?  Anyway, I guess I'm
> going to put this thing
> > back together and see what happens.
> 
> >           Jason
> <SNIP> 
> 
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