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Sorry for the delay. I had some time and pulled the head off today. The head gasket seemed to be in good condition and not blown out anywhere. I also couldnt see any cracks anywhere. The top of a few pistons had a lot of carbon build up the rest looked clean. The cylinder walls seemed nice and...

I just ran the compression test again and got new figures... 1- 65psi 2- 80psi 3- 90psi 4- 100psi 5- 110psi 6- 50psi I then ran it again "wet" pouring a little oil down each spark plug hole and got these figures. 1- 65psi 2- 85psi 3- 90psi 4- 110psi 5- 115psi 6- 50psi Is that a good sign...

Okay, I can get it to start consistently even though it hesitates and takes a few seconds of cranking. I did a compression test this morning. Cylinder number 1- 60psi 2- 80psi 3- 75psi 4- 90psi 5- 110psi 6- 40psi The engine was cold... should I have startd it and let it warm up some before...

Hello everyone had an XJ a few years ago and had to get rid of it but it was very reliable and gave me very few issues and my girlfriend really enjoyed it. Well time came to get her a new car so I found a very clean 98 XJ locally and went and picked it up. Well on the way home after about 45min...