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Re: [TR] Compression TR3A

To: Ann Carletta <anncarletta@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Compression TR3A
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:41:24 -0500
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On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Ann Carletta <anncarletta@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi and thanks to everyone who gave me comments on the carburetor.  So turns 
> out it wasn't a carb problem, but a compression problem  #1-75, #2-55, #3-55 
> and #4-0.  Even though he explained it to me, all I heard was the expensive 
> price, which is not in my budget right now.  Am I doing any damage to the car 
> if I drive her this way.  I always check the oil and fill it when needed.  Is 
> there a cheaper temporary fix?



Hard to say how much additional damage you might be doing by driving
it further, but unless I was being chased by zombies, I wouldn't.  At
best, you'd run the risk of being stranded somewhere when the rest of
it quits...at worst, you would destroy whatever is left that's still
good right now.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

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