The compression ratio with these pistons is supposed to be 9.00:1 and they
are flat topped (FWIW). The starter turned the old engine over just fine
(before the engine blew). The only difference is the starter is now
attached to a different engine with the higher compression pistons. The
lowsy starter idea did cross my mind until hooking up jumper cables to a
running car allowed for quicker turning of the starter. Minimal cranking
amps is hopefully the cause. How different is the 1500 starter from the
earlier ones?
I may go home and try to jetison some more oil against the wall tonight.
adrian
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From Daniel1312 at aol.com [mailto:Daniel1312@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 2:51 PM
To: adrian@workgroup.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: almost...
In a message dated 31/03/00 05:30:31 GMT Daylight Time, adrian@workgroup.net
writes:
<< (he has a fiat).>>
I guess someone has to own them!
<< the poor battery can hardly turn the engine over, even with a full charge
(with plugs out it turns over as fast as my Honda). >>
If the battery has a full charge it might the starter struggling or you have
a compression ratio of way over 12:1 (good for part throttle economy btw).
Daniel1312
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