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Originally Posted by BenzRepair
Check the fuel-related items listed above for problems. Then have a leak-down test performed on the engine (as opposed to a compression test); leakdown will locate carbonized rings or a broken ring, either of which is possible while still allowing in certain instances the car to run OK
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I had the same problem with a Alpha Romeo Spyder. I fact the girl I got it from, had been told that the engine was shot and would require replacement. So I got the car VERY cheap. It turned out that the last set of plug wires that had been installed on the engine di not have the copper tips installed on the distributer end and this cause a whole lot of arcing. The engine was plum full of gas. When drained and refilled and a new set of wires installed it ran like a dream. It was also a super clean engine at that time.