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Old 04-03-2020, 09:06 PM   #111 (permalink)
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The Van - '95 Chevy Astro Cl V8 Swapped
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I made an engine stand for the engine. It seems pretty stable, but the front of the engine is only held up by a single post. I was running out of material to build out of so that's the best I could come up with. I left the engine together when I built the stand so all the wrenching I did on it didn't break it, so . I left the hoist hooked up with some slack just in case.

Since I undid the timing belt already and removed the transmission (and therefore the starter) I couldn't do a compression check. Instead I did a leak down test and all cylinders were within 5% of each other (33-38%) based on a HF leak down tester. I will probably remove the oil pan and then redo the leak down test so that I can better tell if the leak is through the rings or the valves. I am also thinking about sending in some of the oil to see if it tells me anything.




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1995 Mercury Tracer
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