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Re: Riddle Me This

To: "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>,
Subject: Re: Riddle Me This
From: "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:57:39 -0500
On the leak down test, was each piston coming UP just before TDC 
compression?

Geoff Branch
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
To: "Bugeye" <bugeye@yahoogroups.com>; "Spridget" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:12 PM
Subject: Riddle Me This


>I did a compression test and a leak down test on the Bugeye today. 
>Compression was good, 195 to 210. Checked it with two different gauges and 
>was within 2 pounds of each gauge. When fresh, the compression was 220 on 
>all four cylinders. Engine has about 10,000 miles of moderate to hard 
>driving.
>
> Leak down test was another matter. Cylinder #1 showed 10% leakage. 
> Cylinder #2 showed 60%, #3 showed 40% and #4 showed 60%. The air was 
> coming out of the crankcase. Intake, exhaust, radiator and next door 
> valves were all quite. Looks like the rings?
>
> The engine only emits a small puff of  smoke on up and down shifts. Oil is 
> however coming out the exhaust pipe at a rate of about a quart every 350 - 
> 400 miles. It also blows a small amount out the vented oil filler cap.
>
> Why is the compression still so good?
>
> Larry Miller




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