Took the sixteen pound cast iron exhaust manifold off the 102,000 mile 1988
motor
I just bought and looked into the exhaust ports. The rotors look clean and the
seals seem to be free in the slots. When I turn the engine over with
a socket wrench on the front nut I get the three poofs in a row I am supposed
to get from each rotor. Thanks to Bruce Turentine for that trick.

Next step is to rig some sort of electric motor to turn the engine over
so I can check for three equal compression pulses in the spark plug holes.
If that is OK I will do a pressure leak down test on the cooling system.
If all looks good and it generates at least 180 HP on my cheap dyno test
stand I am going to fly it as is. No overhaul.

Paul Lamar

Hi Paul;
       May I ask why you wouldn't use the starter motor
to turn the engine over for compression testing?. Is it
rpm related?
Seems to me it's easier and quicker.

                                   Butch Diaz Sr.

The starter mounts on the transmission or the PSRU neither one of which
I have at the moment.  Well I have transmissions but they are in cars.:-)

I have placed my order for one of Tracy's re-drives with the new larger shaft.

Paul Lamar
 
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