Nothing is easy!

Just finished testing the second engine.

Also not great news, though not quite as bad as engine #1. (I tested both engines cold since they're both out of the frame)

Results:
Cylinder 1: 60 psi
Cylinder 2: 135 psi
Cylinder 3: 40 psi
Cylinder 4: 145 psi

I think I have a bad head gasket on this one as there's a visible oil leak (once I got to cranking) coming from between the head block and the cylinder block.

So... do I have one good engine between the two? I guess I need to tear into Engine #1 and see if I can figure out what's up with cylinder 2. I'm a bit worried about cylinder 3 on this one. What special tools do I need?

I guess nothing is easy, but at least I should learn a bunch!

I'm learning a lot with this

So I finally went out and grabbed a compression tester and ran it this afternoon on the engine.

Cylinders 1, 3, and 4 were 120, 110, 100 respectively.

However, Cylinder 2 didn't register at all.

I'm waiting for my pals over on the SOHC forum to weigh in, but I think this means I at least need to rebuild the top end. More to come...