Well, there isnt any water in the oil. If the head gasket is badly blown, I seriously dont think there is any coolant in the cylinders because theres not any hydrolock. Of course with compression like 20 psi, I dont think it would matter if there was water in the compression chamber... lol Here is what is confusing me about the whole situaiton. When the engine last stopped running was a few days after it was rebuilt. The history behind the engine is that it was supposed to be the project of my step fathers. He went and had the engine rebuilt and he drove it back to his house. Drove it a day or 2 that week, and then he called me to come over and help him tear the truck apart. He planned on sanding and repainting the frame and just about everything and start back from the begining. Well, he never did this. It just sat in pieces. 5 Years later, he moved and I got ahold of the truck. The engine sat in a garage, covered with canvas for these 5 years, and when it last ran, it ran perfectly. Because of this, I dont understand why there is bearly any compression at all. Even if ALL of the rings where bad, I kind of think there would be a little more compression than there is. And it would be amazing to have all 6 rings break. I have all ideas that I am going to have to do some valve work on it. Thats not that big of a deal. I just dont want to have to remove the pistons and rings, and then find that they where in perfect shape. Is there any way to narrow things down, going as far as keeping the engine in the truck? If there isnt, I have no problem with rebuilding the block. Thats just alot of time and money I could put forth to something else on the truck.(like the wiring. The wiring is horrible lol) Is there any way to see if the rings are bad other than pooring a table spoon of SAE 30 oil in them? (I did that already and it had no effect on the compression)
Also, the compression gauge Im using is the screw in type.
