In a message dated 8/11/2004 4:14:14 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
tr3driver@comcast.net writes:
Bill, the whole point of TeriAnn's post was that there is no "psi number to
shoot for". What you should look for when doing a compression test is the
same number in all cylinders. The actual number is affected by way too many
variables, only the variation is significant when checking for wear/leaks.
Randall (and TeriAnn),
Now I get it. I thought TeriAnn was saying that an absolute number was
meaningless when measuring with el-cheapo gauges. I assumed there must be an
ideal, or theoretical, compression for a given engine set up.
I'd like nothing more than to practice tearing down one of your engines,
Randall. I'd like to hold off working on my one and only for now. <g>
Thanks again,
Bill
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