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Grampy · 08-24-2021, 05:52 PM

As the saying goes: "It ran well when I parked it!"
It has been sitting in the garage for a little more than a year. Tried to start it the other day. Fired right up, but running very rough, almost like weak and intermittent spark, or maybe a cylinder not firing.
Investigation and tests show:
- Drained fuel tank, replaced with fresh gas. Good flow.
- Good spark at distributer and all plugs.
- Compression check, #4 = 95, #3 = 95, #2 =95, #1 = 0,
AHA!! That might be the problem!

No apparent leak around head gasket.
No metallic sound ( with or w/o stethoscope.

Any additional thoughts?
What would be your plan of attack?

08-24-2021, 05:52 PM	#1
Grampy Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 61	"It ran well when I parked it!" As the saying goes: "It ran well when I parked it!" It has been sitting in the garage for a little more than a year. Tried to start it the other day. Fired right up, but running very rough, almost like weak and intermittent spark, or maybe a cylinder not firing. Investigation and tests show: - Drained fuel tank, replaced with fresh gas. Good flow. - Good spark at distributer and all plugs. - Compression check, #4 = 95, #3 = 95, #2 =95, #1 = 0, AHA!! That might be the problem! No apparent leak around head gasket. No metallic sound ( with or w/o stethoscope. Any additional thoughts? What would be your plan of attack?