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Thanks you all the info. The car is in very good condition, no rust and everything works. It has 365k and we put in 35k miles a year so it is well used. My plan is to take the top and bottom off, push the pistons up and examine the rings and piston landings. I suspect it is a broken ring(s) as I added oil into the cylinder and compression did not go up. The tester held the pressure for a long time so the valves probably are seating tight. It is still a lot of work to push the pistons out. I will drive it locally for a while and do it later or in the fall. It doesn't worth much so a engine swap or big overhaul is out of the question.
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