> Thanks for the response. Just out of curiosity, what psi numbers are
> ideal
> given the 87mm pistons? Just wondering what to shoot for.
>
> I'll add some heat to the test tonight and see if the oil makes a
> difference.
Sorry no help here. My fingers don't take kindly to hot engines so I
never got a set of numbers. Besides I've played some compression games
so my numbers would be different anyway. The manual gives hot
compression numbers for a calibrated pressure gauge & 83mm pistons.
T. J. Wakeman
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