and got sad results of around
10 in.Hg , to go and get further depressed I took compression reading (two different gauges) and got around 68psi average! Book says 120psi min!
you're sad now, but i bet you have a big silly grin on your face when you're leaving black stripes on the pavement.
seriously though, if the car has been sitting since the 70s you've probably got rust in the piston rings and possibly the valves.
it would be a good idea to throw new rings / gaskets / bearings / rubbers and seals at the engine and maybe hone the cylinders.
also check valve spring strength. if they've been sitting for 40 years, a lot of those valve springs are going to have been in the same position of partial or full compression for all that time, will probably be weak.
also, check the water pump. you can get electrolysis decomposition of the aluminum pump housing because the block is cast iron. if you wind up with an overheating problem, that and the thermostat would be the first things i check.
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H.H. Goddard, Human Efficiency (1920)
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