Got compression? That happened to me some many years ago, it was a burned
exhaust valve...
Stick your finger in the sparkplug hole when you crank the engine...if your
finger is pushed off the seat, you've got enough compression (as a very
quick and dirty test...)
Brian
At 09:00 AM 3/15/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Help!
>
>While out driving yesterday, probably pushing
>this old 1275 a little too much, we lost Number
>1 cylinder, and had to limp home on 3.
>
>Back in the garage, I left the engine running and
>removed each plug wire. No change when I pulled number
>1. Engine slowed measurably when I pulled each of the
>other 3.
>
>Swapped plugs between 2 and 1. Still number 1 failing.
>
>Swapped wires between 1 and 2. Still number 1 failing.
>
>Cleaned the inside of the cap and re-screwed all 4 wires.
>Number 1 still failing.
>
>When I pull the blug, leave it connected, and ground the
>plug threads, I get no spark across the gap.
>
>When I remove the plug from the connector, and hold the
>end of the wire near a ground, I get a very small, weak
>spark.
>
>Should I try a new cap?
>
>BTW, Just t'other day I installed a new distributor.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>chuck
>
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>chuck ciaffone chuckc@ibm.net
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