Originally Posted by petevette

I am not on power and I don't think it is rocks. I don't see any scraping of any kind where the flywheel meets the chassis. Can less then ideal compression cause this? The engine has been a champ, but it has some time on it. The compression feels border line when it is cold. Some folks say the compression is still okay, but others say the compression is low. I think the engine may just be tired.

What do you guys think, can it be a compression thing?

Thanks!!!!!