Subject	Found a small piece of metal in cylinder #3.
Posted by	z32z on September 09, 2013 at 7:26 PM
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Message	Just helped a friend installed a motor and can not get it to start. When Doing a compression test I found this sitting on top of the piston. I have no clue what it is. The radius is to small to be a thread from the spark plug. Test results are as followed : 1) 176 2) 185 3) 105 ( 127 with a little oil ) 4) 152 5) 160 6) 160 This was with a cold reading. I will try a leak down test later. Does anyone have any idea what it could be ?
Follow Ups	Found a small piece of metal in cylinder #3. - z32z 19:26:49 09/09/13 The thread from the block? - 300ZMang 19:57:23 09/09/13 Thinking it's a thread from the Intake Manifold somewhere. - Cjw3 20:39:07 09/09/13 Spark and fuel is there. (n/m) - z32z 20:44:53 09/09/13 Change the Plugs, use Starting Fluid.. - Cjw3 21:56:36 09/09/13 What do you do about air pockets in the fuel line ? - z32z 07:24:02 09/10/13 Once it runs, they flush out.. - Cjw3 10:57:46 09/10/13 These are the mods for this build. - z32z 07:32:03 09/10/13 Re: Thinking it's a thread from the Intake Manifold somewhere. - wild_maxx 20:45:44 09/09/13 Spark plug hole thread. (n/m) - DVDBURN (MD) 10:54:59 09/10/13 This is what I meant, guess I didn't use proper terms (n/m) - 300ZMang 12:13:10 09/10/13 Part of piston pin circlip? Does it bend? - ZXoltan 21:27:06 09/10/13 2x to these questions. If it is magnetic then it can't - boileralum 13:45:15 09/11/13 it is magnetic. (n/m) - z32z 20:00:13 09/11/13 Maybe part of a heli-coil from a balance tube hole or - Evan_Wright (Ca) 23:44:46 09/11/13
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