Got a parts car several ?'s

[ericsmith32]

Finally got a parts car 91 Festiva no a/c but has cloth seats, map holders, upgraded center console, good tires, I figure that alone is worth what I paid for it. The B3 is reading 165psi for compression, I hasn't been ran for a while and wasn't warm when I tested it, it has a bad ignition module. Should I consider this a healthy engine? I'm using the steering rack in mine so I needing to do something to the cv axle boot so they don't rot, any suggestions? Also the what should I do to the transmission since the engine will be going into my aspire. Thanks in advance, Eric

[B6T]

Those sound like very decent numbers, especially when the engine is cold. Is there much variation between the pressure in the cylinders or is every cylinder within a few psi of each other?

[ericsmith32]

I only tested the 1&4 and they read the 165psi. I figured based on those numbers the other two should be fine. I'll check them when I get more time though. Also there was alot of gas in the cylinders. I figure the Mobil 5w-30 drive clean and some sea-foam in crankcase and through the pcv and a large size techron bottle in the gas tank those numbers could go higher.