Identifying high vs low compression pinto

[oysta]

Gday,

Does anyone know how I can identify whether my pinto is high or low compression based on the engine number?

I remember going to a sight that explained all the codes and what they meant including paint, engine, etc etc. Does anyone know the site Im talking of?

Many thanks!

(MK2 Esky by the way)

[JamesR]

besides doing a compression test, i dont think there is any real way of know.


actually, it its the original motor, if the car was an auto, it would be low compression, manual = high compression.

this is the site you're probably thinking of.
http://www.rsmotorsport.com.au/ford_...scortmkii.html

[oysta]

Thats the one I was after mate. Cheers.

Yeah Im doing compression test at the moment but if all the values are low then it could be either a low compression or a high compression with problems. Either way Im fairly confident its a high comp.

Thanks again for the link

[oysta]

Another similar site

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...tification.htm

[JamesR]

Originally Posted by oysta

Thats the one I was after mate. Cheers.

Yeah Im doing compression test at the moment but if all the values are low then it could be either a low compression or a high compression with problems. Either way Im fairly confident its a high comp.

Thanks again for the link

yeah thats a good point.
but if theres something wrong, you'd be unlucky that all 4 cyls were all over the place.
if it has the original rocker cover, unofficially, blue rocker covers are LC, and black covers are HC.
but i dunno how right that is.

[R0BD0G]

Originally Posted by JamesR

yeah thats a good point.
but if theres something wrong, you'd be unlucky that all 4 cyls were all over the place.
if it has the original rocker cover, unofficially, blue rocker covers are LC, and black covers are HC.
but i dunno how right that is.

thats what i found when i was lookin at our 7. so yeah i think thats right