Hi guys,
I'm considering buying an old 1979 Carver Montego with a 5.7L Mercruiser 260 V8. I had it inspected by a local shop and they ran a compression test on all the cylinders with results that concern me.
Now he didn't run the engine to full operating temp, and this was the first time it has been run since it was winterized. The current owner blamed the low compression on sitting for awhile and the fogging oil used for winterization.
Does these compression numbers look right to you?
The engine supposedly only has ~70 hours on it, the current owner replaced it after buying it at auction with a cracked block.
I'm considering buying an old 1979 Carver Montego with a 5.7L Mercruiser 260 V8. I had it inspected by a local shop and they ran a compression test on all the cylinders with results that concern me.
Now he didn't run the engine to full operating temp, and this was the first time it has been run since it was winterized. The current owner blamed the low compression on sitting for awhile and the fogging oil used for winterization.
Does these compression numbers look right to you?
The engine supposedly only has ~70 hours on it, the current owner replaced it after buying it at auction with a cracked block.