Zero Compression

This weekend resulted in a new tool and no pictures. I forgot the camera so the biggest change, the bumper removal is not archived. I will get them next week though. There was also a bit of disappointment as well.

I went to Auto Zone to obtain a compression test kit in order to determine the compression in the car. I went online for instructions on how to do this. After some fiddling with the engine bits I got it setup how I think it is supposed to be. The result was zero compression in each cylinder.

I sent a message to a friend that has some experience with these things and suggested placing all but one spark plug into the engine to see if I get any compression that way. I didn't find any. The next was to place my thumb over the chamber to check compression or feel if anything is trying to build pressure. Again nothing. This whole being your own mechanic thing is a lot tougher than I thought.

So the one success of the weekend was getting the bumpers off the car, as mentioned above. However it did require a trip to Lowe's. This was to pick up a reciprocating saw. I grabbed a pretty nice cordless unit from Porter Cable. When it is time to grab a drill I will go that route as well, so I can use all the same batteries.

As for next week, I am thinking of calling in a mobile mechanic to do a little test to see if he can get a better result. Then drop the fuel tank and begin the restoration of that part.

I also have decided to do a chrome conversion, so this means I now have a set of rubber bumpers available. All they need i s a little work to restore and then new mounting hardware.