only 60 lbs compression in #4 and #8
pulled the head and found a hand full of broken burnt plastic bits. both cylinders also had smashed bent spark plugs that im 90% sure were fine when i put them in. cylinder walls look surprisingly ok on that side. John says maybe mice got in the intake and chewed it up, debree got in and bent some valves.
might be a candidate for a freshen up and confirm that i hate building motors once more fore the cost of a head gasket, bolts, and a head. too bad i scrapped 6 of these heads 2 months ago. FML
note to self! add real mufflers and a radiator to start cart for a good functional check. 10hrs labor lost so far bah!
motor pulled again, ran over to johns- he had a 5.3 on his start cart ready to go and fired up for me. 150lbs on all holes. 300$ and sitting prepped in my shop ready to go back in tomorrow. could have killed my self tonight and got it in but decided not to. noticed i may have damaged transmission lines / fittings during this process, so i am going to tend to that before there is a motor in the way of easy trans pull.
