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From: bcking@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Performing a ring job at home
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Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 19:21:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  7 19:21:00 1985
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** this line up for grabs **

The oil trick worked fine for old flat heads but doesn't always do the
trick in modern engines due to the shape of (some) of the combustion
chambers and the placement of the sparkplug hole.  For the price of a
good compression tester you can get a serious tuneup shop to do a
leak down test.  Much more accurate.  But in any case, the cost of the
repair probably isn't worth the value of (this particular) car.

R.M. Mottola
Cyborg Corp.
Newton, MA