<VV> No compression in #3

[Charles Lee]

Thanks Clark ,

 ~~ I'm doing that soon : pulling the cylinder - just have to know that I 
can out it back on OK first ! ...

I was under the impression that broken rings would give low compression, not 
zero compression, zip, nada, not even a hint of movement on the gauge which 
is what I got several times, with two different gauges.

Plus the cylinder walls look absolutely perfect, not a hint of scoring, 
although that's apparently not really conclusive ?
www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/1967MonzaCylinderWallPix.htm

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Hartzel" <chartzel at comcast.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 5:26 PM
Subject: <VV> No compression in #3


> Pull the #3 cylinder off the engine and check for broken rings.  I bought 
> a
> Corvair once that had only 30 pounds compression in one cylinder and it 
> was
> broken rings.  No damage so I just put two new compression rings on that
> piston, slipped the barrel back on and it lived happily ever after.  A
> previous owner had put a new head on thinking that was the problem.
> Clark Hartzel