1973 Mustang – Project SportsRoof – Compression Test Part I

I’ve done all the clean up and all the adjustments necessary to get a good reading on the health of the ’72 351C engine in my 1973 Mustang.

The next step is to check the compression.

First up was to warm the car a bit and then pull the plugs.

Here’s what the plugs looked like:

 

A very handy device to have is a remote starter (it keeps you from having to run back the cockpit and turning the key).  Just clip on to the positive terminal and S terminal on the starter rely and push the button.

 

The left side Cylinders 1-4.

They shaped up like this:

1 – 130

2 – 25, 35, 60, 90 (Fail!!!)

3 – 140

4 – 135

Here are the videos:



 

No doubt cylinder #2 has some issue.

Other bank coming up in the next post.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

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1973 Mustang Project Sportsroof – Engine Walk-Through.

There is a quick walk-through of the 351C tucked between the fenders of the 1973 Mustang Sportsroof. (It took about 5 takes to get this video…a slight improvement.

1973 Mustang – Project SportsRoof – Money!!

#ProjectSportsRoof will be the way I want it, which I haven’t nailed down yet, so suggest way by dropping me a comment (got your crate motor idea swimming around in my head, Bill) and that will happen fast or slow and cost …

1973 Mustang – Project Sportsroof – The Little Things

During the course of a restoration that are the major processes that need to be tended too, like body work, engine rebuild or interior work that takes the lime light and.

1973 Mustang – Project Sportsroof – Leaks, Pertronix …

Thanks for checking back on the #ProjectSportsRoof progress. Wrapping up the Pertronix install, I’ll had an issue. After install the system the car would not start.
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One Response to 1973 Mustang – Project SportsRoof – Compression Test Part I

  1. Steve says:

    I’ll bet #1 and #2 are burnt exhaust valves. If you wet test nothing will change. Send ’em to the spa…:) The cost will be pretty low and they’ll regrind them all.

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