Marty86
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I obtained a 86 Bronco II that was sitting in my father-in-law's yard. He got it for parts, but only ever took one piece off and didn't bother with the rest.
He gave it to me to either resurrect or sell for parts. He was told when he got it, it was a bad engine.
After some playing, and a good battery, I got it to start. It runs, sorta, and has super low power. I changed the oil and fixed leaking valve covers, before getting it started. I decided to do a compression test. I found all of the spark plugs with oil on each of them, and the compression was 120 across the board. Searches have told me this is pretty low. I'm thinking bad rings (with the oil)?
Anyone have any thoughts? I can't decide if this should become a project or just to haul it off. But 120 is pretty bad for a 25 year old truck...
He gave it to me to either resurrect or sell for parts. He was told when he got it, it was a bad engine.
After some playing, and a good battery, I got it to start. It runs, sorta, and has super low power. I changed the oil and fixed leaking valve covers, before getting it started. I decided to do a compression test. I found all of the spark plugs with oil on each of them, and the compression was 120 across the board. Searches have told me this is pretty low. I'm thinking bad rings (with the oil)?
Anyone have any thoughts? I can't decide if this should become a project or just to haul it off. But 120 is pretty bad for a 25 year old truck...