A friend of mine bought some property and it came with a Massey 65 gas model sitting in the barn in a fair state of disrepair. It is missing the carburetor, the combination intake exhaust manifold is cracked rather badly and the fuel tank is removed with the mounting plate under it missing. It has a radiator that is not close to original requiring a new one if it is worth it.
I forgot to get the serial number off the dash, but from a cursory inspection prior I "think" it was a 1963 model.
He wants to restore/get it running. I think this will be a rather long term expensive project requiring more than a few salvage parts. And thats if its determined to be worth it.
After some inspection I decided that the first thing to do would be to check compression to see if its going to be worth it.
My plan is to check compression dry and then wet to get some idea of condition before ordering a slew of parts.
Book says compression for the G176 Continental should be 145-160 psi at cranking speed.
How much can it be off this and still be considered ok?
I forgot to get the serial number off the dash, but from a cursory inspection prior I "think" it was a 1963 model.
He wants to restore/get it running. I think this will be a rather long term expensive project requiring more than a few salvage parts. And thats if its determined to be worth it.
After some inspection I decided that the first thing to do would be to check compression to see if its going to be worth it.
My plan is to check compression dry and then wet to get some idea of condition before ordering a slew of parts.
Book says compression for the G176 Continental should be 145-160 psi at cranking speed.
How much can it be off this and still be considered ok?
