- 1. TR4 compression (score: 1)
- Author: lti@garnet.msen.com (Limno-Tech Inc.)
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 17:11:26 -0500 (EST)
- I'm a recent subscriber, so please bear with me if this topic has been covered in the past. I have been monitoring the compression in my TR4 over the past two years, and am starting to get concerned.
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- 2. Re: TR4 compression (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Streeter <streeter@sanders.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 10:42:30 -0500
- Well, let's see. You have bad compression in one, and only one, cylinder. My first suspicisions would be either valve adjustment, or a leaking head gasket. Minor ring-related problems will usually gi
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- 3. re: TR4 compression (score: 1)
- Author: Charles.Y.Farwell@att.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 14:08:38 -0700
- I'm of no use in answering your questions, but I have one of my own. Did your TR4 engine go through some kind of rebuild that raised the compression? The TR4 stock compression ratio is 9:1, I think.
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- 4. Re: TR4 compression (score: 1)
- Author: Randy Wilson <randy@taylor.infi.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 21:23:04 -0500 (EST)
- Cylinder pressures are not a simple linear function. The reason being heat gain. As you squish the stuff in the cylinder, the temperature goes up. This causes more pressure, which causes more heat,
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- 5. Re: TR4 compression (score: 1)
- Author: Charles.Y.Farwell@att.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 10:22:11 -0700
- Thanks for the detailed explanation - I thought I was over-simplifying things a bit. Charlie Farwell 1962 TR4 #CT3852L
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