parkwood60
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So, if you didn't read the introduction post: Last weekend we built and raced a 1979 Ford Fairmont Futura in the 24 Hours of Lemons road race endurance series for cars with a $500 retail value (and actually 14 hours over 2 days). It was pretty much bone stock with nothing done but the smog and AC stuff removed and a free flowing air cleaner added. It ran great all day Saturday and started smoking Sunday. Sunday with 2 hours to go it just wouldn't run no more. It was tired. I don't blame it. The odometer was showing almost exactly 99,000 miles when we rolled it off the trailer and we did about 600 miles flat out in the course of the race.
A compression test today reveals: - 60 - 125 - 100 - 75 - 50 - 60 -
A little oil down the bores raised the compression a little, but not a whole hell of a lot. Maybe 10 points. So it looks like this motor is toast. I may keep it as a core, but I will start looking for a replacement on Craiglist and the local junkyards. I may just get 2, depending on what I find.
A compression test today reveals: - 60 - 125 - 100 - 75 - 50 - 60 -
A little oil down the bores raised the compression a little, but not a whole hell of a lot. Maybe 10 points. So it looks like this motor is toast. I may keep it as a core, but I will start looking for a replacement on Craiglist and the local junkyards. I may just get 2, depending on what I find.