HELP!
Ok so my bad idle/hard to start/wont stay running that I thought was the fuel pump having trouble ended up being low compression in Cylinder #1.
I have approx 110 on all cylinders except #1 which read 35 PSI. I tried the test several times. Same thing on each one. The spark plug in this cylinder is dry and dark black while the others look normal.
I've had a cylinder drop in this engine before, and feared the worse after my compression test, so I pulled the head. And to my surprise the cylinder wall and piston look perfect. I don't see a single scratch or scoring on either. I thought maybe a leaking head gasket but I can't find any evidence of that on the block surface, head surface, or the gasket. (Although I've never experienced it before so I'm no expert by any means.)
I have a tournament this weekend. Anyone have any ideas? See pics below.