My old 1987 360 has been laid up while I've been welding it for a
considerable time, well mostly not welding it really but its been in
storage with the occasional start and running fine with the help of a
bit of fuel down the carb. Before hand the car was fully working, but
rusty in the boot and sills. Now the time has come to move the car to
my home and finish it.

Sometime in the last few years something has happen and there seem to be
several faults, basically it won't fire. There is spark at the plugs
and petrol or easy-start has no effect. CAM is turning, and oil
pressure seems fine (semi synth but old >5yrs).

1. Electrical buzzing from one of the relays under the dash sometimes
when the ignition is on and it continues when the starter is engaged.
The lights dim a bit when the buzzing is going, was thinking the low
voltage might make the spark weak, but it looks ok.

2. Wipers are really buggered some way and I've had to disconnect them
at the switch, possibly the motor is not bolted in properly.

3. There seems to be little compression from the turn over note. I will
test this at the weekend.

4. The disty is loose and maybe have been swopped out a few times. I
have now worked out the wiring so will check this shortly.

I think (hope) the main problem is lack of compression caused by dry
cylinders. I tried some WD40 into the plug holes but maybe that's not
thick enough after 200K miles. I've never seen this before in a B200
Volvo engine, but have in a 1997 BMW. Will try some oil squirting.

The thing is a bit of mess but worth it to me, any suggestion would be
of help.

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Tony