My beautiful Helga is for sale. Needs a short block.
I just finished a valve job, new chain, gasket- and it still has low compression on no. 1.
I found that there is a depression in the side of the cylinder wall, just above the piston ring. It looks like a dimple the size of a dime and occurs on nos. 1 & 4 only. I figure that the dimple got large enough on #1 to make the rings leak. The engine misses at idle and of course blows unburned fuel out the exhaust, but seems to fire at highway speeds. Weird.

Anyway, before I donate it to St. Vincent de Paul, I am offering it for $500. Firm.

It has virtually new interior, good paint and suspension is great.

NO Rust of course, anywhere. Straight.

Replaced a noisy half shaft with a good used one, brakes excellent. Trans excellent. Cruise doesn't work, and neither does the AC (duh...)

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Ed
1981 300CD (Benzina)
1968 250 S (Gina) 266,000 miles!
1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 (Guido)
1976 Jaguar XJS-saved a V-12 from the chevy curse, what a great engine!
1988 Cadillac Eldorado (better car than you might think!)
1988 Yamaha Venture (better than a Wing!)
1977 Suzuki GS750B
1976 Yamaha XS 650 (sold)
1991 Suzuki GSX1100G (Shafty Gixser)
1981 Yamaha VX920RH (Euro "Virago")
Solex Moped
1975 Dodge P/U camper


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