Cirrusly Blue - The Daily Driver E30... now SUPER powered

[parkerbink]

What fuel lines did you get? I'm getting ready to replace the gas tank and want to do the rubber lines too.

[DIIRTY-30]

Haven't chimed in but CONGRATS & welcome to the cirrus family hahaha. I'm seeing a ton of potential man! If you want to swap fuel pumps, I have a spare at my house if you want to drop by.

When you did the compression test, did you wet the cylinders with oil after the first test?

[2mAn]

Washed it today even though she was being a brat in the morning

[2mAn]

Its possible the head is cracked but unlikely. If they crack its going to be at the valves as thats the thinest part of the head. Only reason i mention the fuel pump is with your cold start issue. Sometimes they can have enough flow to get the car started but not enough to keep it going and a cold engine generally uses more fuel then a warm one.

oh!! haha I thought you were related the pump to the compression numbers haha derpp

I am hoping its just a head gasket (worst case) as that is a manageable fix, and I also dont think its urgent at this point.

Today the idle issue was non-existent. I parked in the garage and though its not totally enclosed, it does make a difference in the temp drop overnight. I will see what it does this week, but I have this weird feeling the removal of the alarm may have solved the problem. I dont know how they are connected, but its just a feeling I have from the car. Shes getting happier, the stereo even kicked on long enough yesterday to listen to a few songs lol

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Im going to adjust the valves soon and see how they are. If they are way out of spec, I will probably do another compression test to see if there are any changes.

You think the head is cracked? Why are you mentioning the fuel pump. Im not following you

Its possible the head is cracked but unlikely. If they crack its going to be at the valves as thats the thinest part of the head. Only reason i mention the fuel pump is with your cold start issue. Sometimes they can have enough flow to get the car started but not enough to keep it going and a cold engine generally uses more fuel then a warm one.