So, what did you do today?

[marshall_mosty]

Can someone remind me when to do a compression vs leakdown test? If it passes a compression test is the motor okay?

Hey Marshall-if needed could get that leakdown tester from your tomorrow and use it this weekend couple of days if you don't ship it down to Kevin? I could ship it to him after the weekend. I'm doing a compression test anyway so this might be something worth doing??

Brian,
Shouldn't be a problem. It's at the shop in my pit bag. I'll be around Sunday morning around noon, but won't have much time to hang around as we are getting together at my folks for a B-day party for two of my kiddos.

[Trublu]

Brian,
Shouldn't be a problem. It's at the shop in my pit bag. I'll be around Sunday morning around noon, but won't have much time to hang around as we are getting together at my folks for a B-day party for two of my kiddos.

I've got one here if you need it

[blk96gt]

Well I poured a bit of oil into that cylinder and the compression jumped about 60 PSI, so it looks like its rings. Found a stock 96 motor with ~130k miles that has a blown head gasket on Craigslist. Said he will sell me the short block for $125. Will probably chunk the pistons, take the block to a machine shop to have the cylinders checked to see what kind of work they need and then order some pistons based on that. Will likely have the heads heads gone through while everything is apart.

[marshall_mosty]

Tonight on velocity tv at 9, my dad will be a "TV star" on "dallas car sharks". He will be working on an old orange Chevy panel wagon.
Look up velocity on internet to get channel. Dallas---time/warner is 755.

[MikeP99Z]

Set to record.

[marshall_mosty]

Dad got his 15 seconds of fame!

[Suck fumes]

Made touch up with no paint booth look easy!

[AllZWay]

Dad got his 15 seconds of fame!

I recorded it and watched it, but didn't realize which one was your Dad.. I was thinking maybe it was the guy painting the limo. Isn't that shop next door to yours? The guy did kind of look like an older Michael....but still too young to be your Dad.

I will have to re-watch it tonight.

[marshall_mosty]

He was at the very end (last 10 minutes) with the old Chevy panel wagon.

[Suck fumes]

Stuart was the guy painting the limo. He usually only does high end exotics. Him and Mike Luango (Ferrari shop owner) are the go to guys for ferrari repair and body work.