My M60 swap

[jalopi]

Please crank the engine over a few times after putting the ATF in before you reinstall spark plugs or compression tester

+1 to pull the heads and see what's going on... rings and bearings can't be too expensive for those engines (or are they?)

Besides, what do you have to lose? It's not like you're gonna put it in as is - tear that bitch apart and do it right

[The Dark Side of Will]

How long since the engine was run?
Did you crank it with throttle open or closed?
Did you crank it until the gauge stopped moving each time?

If it's been a long time since the engine was run and the bore walls are dry, then you could see very low numbers.

You might try dropping a teaspoon of ATF into each cylinder and re-do the test to see what numbers you come up with.

You might also pull that head off. If compression's really that bad (meaning the oil doesn't help much), then you should see scoring or other damage on the bore walls (or burned valves or a blown head gasket).

Have you done any more checking? Do you have access to an air compressor? If so, you can use your compression test adapter to pressurize the cylinder and determine if the numbers are low because of bore/ring condition, intake valve seal, exhaust valve seal or head gasket seal.

You might be able to repair the engine you have for a lot less than a new engine would cost.

Also, is your engine a nikasil or alusil block?

[Jack89i]

Yea I put everything back together and I guess I'll be taking it back tomorrow morning and beginning another hunt for an m60..


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[LoneWolf]

Update: finally got the starter to turn and got this..
Cyl. 2 - 160psi
Cyl. 4 - 30psi
Cyl. 6 - 42 psi
Cyl. 8- 60 psi



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Those are not promising compression test numbers

[Jack89i]

Update: finally got the starter to turn and got this..
Cyl. 2 - 160psi
Cyl. 4 - 30psi
Cyl. 6 - 42 psi
Cyl. 8- 60 psi



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[Jack89i]

where in Raleigh are you? I'm in five points and would like to check it out sometime.

I think I met you at Oktoberfest. Something about a motor mount...?

I'm less than a mile from Rex hospital..lol yea that was me with the sheared mounts (still sheared) but yea you can certainly come check it out. I'm going to need the most help I can get with this project..


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[e30rapidic]

where in Raleigh are you? I'm in five points and would like to check it out sometime.

I think I met you at Oktoberfest. Something about a motor mount...?

[The Dark Side of Will]

Yea I had it grounded but the wire melted..



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Oops... need a bigger wire.

[Jack89i]

Is your block grounded back to your battery?

Yea I had it grounded but the wire melted..



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[alco]

I found that I had to engage the bendix before hitting the motor solenoid for it to work. Could that be your issue?

[The Dark Side of Will]

Is your block grounded back to your battery?

[Jack89i]

Ok I hooked power up the the red wire and the solid white wire. I had the body of the starter grounded and it spun while laying on the floor but when I bolted it up it wouldn't spin. Just the gear would engage


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[jalopi]

yeah that's kinda tight... might have to settle for a screwdriver. I'm referencing the bottom picture here - jump the top two posts.

Just be careful that there's no combustibles around when you do this, cuz this method of 'hot starting' can throw sparks.

[Jack89i]

Here's a pic of the starter



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[Jack89i]

Try hooking your power up in a more... less ghetto manner, lol.

Then take a prybar or something and jump the terminals on the starter... at least that trick works with most 'murican and japanese starters. Got a pic of your starter?

Ghetto is the name of the game! JK I'll give that a shot. I'll get a pic of the starter shortly


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