5 replies to this topic

[dannyg2325]

Cant turn the car over, the starter is struggling and with the plugs out its impossible by hand!!!
is my crank ???

thanks
danny

[eden7842]

is it a new engine?

if so could just be tight and needs a good strong battery to get it to turn over to run it in

[dannyg2325]

no just the heads been worked abit, still have the problem of low compression in cylinder 1. its down with a guy at the minute whos gonna run a few tests. but he said if its that hard to turn over, its possibly the crank.
the bit i dont understand is when the engine was out and the side casing was off, i was fit to turn it over at the crank with a spanner. but no its deadly

[eden7842]

low commpresstion dosent sound good what do you think that will be?

[dannyg2325]

im either thinking its the valves or else the piston rings! 1st run gave us 15psi dry, 2nd run showed 40psi wet, an the 3rd run after a drop of paraffin gave us 60psi. so if its not the head and not the rings, i think things cud get alot worse for me! lol.

[eden7842]

for ease lets hope its the head, that will mean no rebuild