Vacuum/evap leak, engine sluggish after fresh rebuild.
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Another update. Redid the compression test correctly this time. About 100 psi was the max. Had it taken to a mechanic to ensure it wasn't a vacuum leak, it's not. there is a faint ticking when accelerating, and a couple louder ticks at first on a cold start, however it doesnt tick when it idles... and again, it's a fairly faint tick, but louder than normal. Still the same issues though...
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Another update. Redid the compression test correctly this time. About 100 psi was the max. Had it taken to a mechanic to ensure it wasn't a vacuum leak, it's not. there is a faint ticking when accelerating, and a couple louder ticks at first on a cold start, however it doesnt tick when it idles... and again, it's a fairly faint tick, but louder than normal. Still the same issues though...
#45
Oil pressure is fine, and i have a melling high volume pump in there. The lifters i used were just stock replacements, nothing special.
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Alright, final update. I found the issue.... my rings are bad. I got a feeder camera and ran it through my spark plug holes. And yep, you guessed it, oil all over the pistons (some more than others). So... any thoughts on where I went wrong? I only honed the engine, didn't overbore it. But... I bought standard rings. And, being the inexperienced idiot I am, didn't check ring gaps. That being said, can I still go either standard ring and pistons sizes, or do I need oversize rings and/or pistons? Also, any recommendations on which rings to get? Are file-fit rings a good idea? And how do I check if I have the right piston size?? (They were the same as the stock pistons, just not sure if the honing made the cylinder big enough to warrant needing bigger pistons.
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