Charles, 105 would be a tad low for a small block V8. A 25% variation/drop on two cylinders is bad. Don't expect an improvement from driving. I hate to say it, but you need to rebuild that engine. Don't feel too bad though. My 65 Malibu 283 with only 47,000 miles is in the same boat. Burns vast quantities of oil and has low compression. It will get a rebuild soon. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "65ss.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:22 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Compression Opinion > Ok, in the process of changing headers on my '65 (I'm still not done) for > $h!t$ and Giggles I did a compression check. I was not pleased with the > results. I don't normally do this on a car that's been sitting until I run > it a while, and let the rings re-seat. Keep in mind that the car has not > been driven more than 1 mile in the last 4 years. 5 cylinders tested 105, > two tested 75 and one tested 80. Now this is on the hand held, non screw in > type, so it generally will be a couple pounds lighter than expected. I was > happy with the 105 since they will probably get better with some heat/time, > but the others were low. I guess I'm thinking out loud here but do you > think I should do a re-build, or try and run it a while and see what it > does. It does smoke a little on startup, but so did many of my cars that > were parked for years, and they all stopped smoking with some miles. > > Any input will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > Charles > www.65ss.com > >
