Recent content by torkyolds

Well, I was hoping with both cylinders being low on compression that I was into a valve timing issue. The timing marks seem to line up dead nuts and the Decompression mechanism on the exhaust cam looks like it moves freely.

With 50-60 psi dry compression test (on the particular engine) , safe to say the engine needs to come apart, no?

Hello all, I am helping a friend out and checking out his phazer. He said it has been gradually losing power and idles rough. Unfortunately, the snow has melted around here so I can't really work it. I did a compression test, normally I'd say it's really low at 50 -65 psi- prob 10 puffs, until...