The Fel-Pro is the way to go. No washers under the nut from the factory. Just a stud and a nut. Be sure to follow the torque sequence in the service manual.
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The Fel-Pro is the way to go. No washers under the nut from the factory. Just a stud and a nut. Be sure to follow the torque sequence in the service manual.
Jeff makes a good point. It sounds like your block may have been decked in its life. You mention you installed a copper gasket. I wonder if your gasket was a bad one. There was and still is a rash of...
Well at least we know where that compression was going!
After 4 pumps 75# cold is not surprising on a cold or cool motor. 65# is low and that 55# number might just miss once and a while. If you had it warm, a little closer to at least 90# min would have...
jw, if you are confident in the condition of the cap, rotor, points, coil, plugs and wires the next step is compression. Assuming the carburetor is ruled out as a problem, warm it up first and follow...