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Old 10-30-2016, 06:14 AM
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Did you do the cranking compression test with the Carb wide open?

Now it may be time to rent or get a hold of a leak down tester.

Worn cast piston ring lands ( more than 002" vertice clearance) can bleed of some pressure easy as can non round tapered 80k bores and cylinder head factors !

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