I'm a 17 year old with a new to me 1986 Graduate with about 76,000 miles on it that looks like it's going to be a project car. I put in new fluids, spark plugs, oil, distributor cap - the works. The car still seemed to be lacking power, so I finally got around to doing a compression test. On cold engine, cylinders 1,2, and 4 all put out around 115 psi but #3 only had around 45 psi. Ran the engine for a few minutes to double check and compression only rose to about 55 psi. Funny thing is the engine sounds completely normal. I've shown the car to two mechanic friends who didn't see or hear anything out of the ordinary(even though the car was only running on 3 cylinders) I have limited funds and little experience(especially with this fuel injection magic), but I'm looking to learn. Quite a few other problems, but I figure this one is the most pressing. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
-Eric
(I'll try to put up a few pics soon)
-Eric
(I'll try to put up a few pics soon)