1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Stalls and runs poorly

Tiny
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  • 1988 OLDSMOBILE CIERA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 180,000 MILES
1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera mileage: 180,000. I recently did a compression test on my car because of poor running and stalling problems, and because we wanted to determine if the car's engine performance was good enough to keep a little longer before getting other things fixed. We got the following readings, and would like to get your comments/opinions on them. I don't know official cylinder number but will give them from left to right: #1 - 152; #2 - 165; #3 - 152; #4 - 149. I did notice that the last cylinder mentioned, jumped up to about 90 psi real quick like the others, but then took a little longer to get to 149. Any comments or suggestions? Are these acceptably balanced numbers or do I have a serious problem looming? Thanks for your help.
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 AT 1:18 AM

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Tiny
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Your numbers are very respectable for a car with 180,000 miles. From what you have told us, it sounds like the internal engine is in good shape. You may want to check the crank shaft sensor.
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 AT 1:21 AM

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