It may sound dirty and undesireable, but if the carbs don't provide a
free flow of air/gas mixture when testing the compression, perhaps
the suction will draw all the air it needs thru the pcv valve from
the engine interior...and of course the oil filler cap??? It must
get the air OK, cause I have done that many times and got the
readings expected...
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Reply-To: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Christopher W. Reichle wrote:
> as opposed to what the actuall presure is. Did you have the gas
pedal all the > way down when you did the test? A little oil in the
cylinder will make
I have a question (yes, serious). When one does a compression test
on a car with SU carbs, clearly the throttle plates should be open.
What about the pistons in the carbs--should they be propped up?
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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