Can't find misfire

76Scamp said

Well, manifolds are back on and it at least idles. Still need to hook all the hoses back up, fill the radiator, change the oil, put the alternator on, hook up the exhaust, and adjust the valves properly this time. I also need to find the plug wire for #1. I took it off so I would know where it was on the cap, but it seems to have walked away. Even so, I'm gonna go back out after I cool after and do a compression check on six and see what happened.

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Well, I did a compression test and number six is still down at 90 psi. At first, I checked and it was at 30 and I had no clue what I could've done. I pulled the valve cover and found the pushrods didn't make their way under the rockers. I finally found a place to get valves for this, so I ordered them and they should be here Thursday. The other engine I bought, well, it's a mess all it's own. It's been sitting with no oil pan and no manifolds, and it sat in the rain at least once. It's not beyond repair, but it'll take more work than I was hoping. So now, I'll have a friend of mine tank the head and lap in the new valves, and if it's still not up to the other cylinders, I guess I get to drop the bottom end out of it.