On Jan 18, 7:32=A0am, BB <bbcol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> =A0 Long-time Z car lover, first time poster.
>
> =A0 I have an '85 non-turbo with 190,000 miles that I've had for about
> 4
> years. The body is great, but the #1 cylinder has low compression.
> The
> "wet" and "dry" compression tests yielded similar numbers, so... what
> does that mean? Does that mean that the rings are OK and it has some
> kind of valve problem? =A0I wonder if the timing belt broke for the
> prior owner (can't that do valve damage?).
>
> =A0 Has anyone else seen a problem like this? =A0I know with this many
> miles that the best course of action may be to get a rebuilt engine,
> but I was kind of hoping that something cheaper may work.
>
> =A0 Even with 7.5 (?) cylinders it has a lot of power.
>
> Thanks.
Sorry, that's 5.5 cylinders. :(
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