Rebuilding motor, need suggestions

[tmosser]

You sure make me feel better about this. Lol

[CornFed2.4]

Took a look today, results are kinda screwy:

Compression: 130 110 86 121
Leakdown: 18% 23% 33% 20%

This is using my cheap harbor freight leak down tester, I usually remove about 10% from the leak down results.

Edit forgot to add: leak down on #3 was *really* hard to tell where it was going. Maybe rings but sound in the valve cover was ever-so-slight.

I hope a beater dsmer doesn't hope for those #. 1 of those #'s are within the serviceable limit.

But not burning oil between oil changes that's a different story ;)

[Kracka]

It was a joke, but we all know of at least a few beater DSM's running around with all holes <100!

[tmosser]

So your saying itd good? It really dont I daily the car and change oil at 3/4k and i dont have to add any in between. I use 10w-30 ams oil synthetic.

[turbotalon1g]

I wish I would of ran my old motor that tested out similar to that, but the low cyl. was a bent rod.

[Kracka]

So your saying itd good?
Not at all, not even close, but if it's running OK and you're fine with it as-is then just keep driving it until you can afford to rebuild the engine.

[CornFed2.4]

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/pts/3654032654.html

[tmosser]

I just said screw it and bought a motor from topspeed performance. And a twin disc rebuild from map. So everythings good. Now just need to figure out what im doing with my old motor.

[4seasons69]

A stock motor or built motor?

[Kracka]

Who is Top Speed and what made you decide on them?