Compression Test

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Originally Posted by William Kelchner

Tried the Voltmeter test last night and did not see any noticeable movement of the needle. Despite having the gas shut off it still starts immediately on fumes I guess. Pencil test is next. I have a vacuum gauge but no vacuum port on the intake.

Hey William,
Thanks for feed back ! It looks like you do not have a fuel problem , if it starts on fumes ! I agree with those guessing on elect problem. Good news is that that can be eliminated given thorough system check. Do NOT take anything for granted,eh ! For an example, I had a similar elect problem. Turned out to be a 'new' spark plug..go figure ! The bad plug had absolutely no evidence 'showing' that it had a factory defect.
Check/clean/retighten each every connection...especially in dist. Ground to dist, ground dist to block, ign switch. You will find it. I advise to make a written list so that you do not over look/forget/repeat.. anything in this process.