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Old 01-13-04, 02:19 PM
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junk motor?

I just picked up another 12a and 2 tranys from an 84 I did a compression check on it and got very little in the front chamber like under 30 and in the back rotor alittle more like 40 the guy who I got it from said he parked it because he didnt have spark but it didnt smoke it has sat for maybe 10 years but it spins fine is there anything I can do or should I just rip it apart and use it for decoration on my garage wall or is it worth anything it has all smog on it
Old 01-13-04, 02:28 PM
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if you can get it on a stand and get a starter on it, you can try the ATF trick, then use the starter to crank it at bit.

if it has not been started in 10 years it prolly has a lot of gunk built up.

if not and you want to do a rebuild, just start riping it apart so see if there is any scaring on the side walls.
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Get the two 13b rebuild videos that are available and a Heynes manual. Watch both videos, read the manual, and dig right in I'd say

Or just get it rebuilt

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who has the best price on a rebuild kit
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If you have the manual youll be fine, videos are just gravy to what the Haynes already has.
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