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Re: [Healeys] Rebuilt Engine Compression

To: "'Patrick and Caroline Quinn'" <p.cquinn@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rebuilt Engine Compression
From: Ron Osowski via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:52:07 +0000 LC0b4XK8Ni+HxvS1iSGI1hlasia0wxaL5kiqco9ySborde28OqDP7h6LvoT2tdVKZJGSt8E1zmuNeVk1WFn2ZEX3W5f5KFHDXYteE4OOTvfjsTkGZsJXncED
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Compression reading that low suggests that the cam may not be properly=
=0Aindexed to the crank. Have you double checked the timing chain=0Ainst=
allation since the rebuild?=0A=0A=09------------------------------------=
-----From: "Patrick and Caroline=0AQuinn via Healeys" =0ATo: "healeys@au=
tox.team.net"=0ACc: =0ASent: Monday June 12 2023 2:05:10AM=0ASubject: [H=
ealeys] Rebuilt Engine Compression=0A=0A=09Hello =0A=0A=09No amount of c=
hurning over with a new battery will induce the BN3=E2=80=99s=0Arebuilt=
 engine to fire. Even towing the car up and down the road=0Afailed to in=
still any life into the engine. =0A=0A=09Everything is spot on =E2=80=93=
 timing, spark and fuel. =0A=0A=09Anyone have an idea as to what the com=
pression be on a rebuilt engine=0Ashould be? =0A=0A=09Many thanks =0A=0A=
=09Patrick Quinn =0A=0A=09Blue Mountains, Australia

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<html><body>Compression reading that low suggests that the cam may not b=
e properly indexed to the crank. Have you double checked the timing chai=
n installation since the rebuild?<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signatu=
re"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Patrick=
 and Caroline Quinn via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "healey=
s@autox.team.net"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday June 12 2023 2:05:10AM<br>Subj=
ect: [Healeys] Rebuilt Engine Compression<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSe=
ction1">=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nb=
sp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">No amount of churning over with a new b=
attery=0Awill induce the BN3=E2=80=99s rebuilt engine to fire. Even towi=
ng the car=0Aup and down the road failed to instill any life into the=0A=
engine.</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>Everything is spot on =E2=80=93 timing, spark and=0Afuel.</p>=0A<p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyone have an idea=
 as to what the compression=0Abe on a rebuilt engine should be?</p>=0A<p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Many thanks</p>=
=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Patrick Qu=
inn</p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Blue Mountains, Australia</p>=0A</div>=
=0A</healeys@autox.team.net></body></html>

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