Re: Compression test

[Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>]

Pat Bailey wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Do you take compression tests at temp or cold?I was working on my B and
> decided to
> check the compression it was #1 145 #2 140 # 3 145 #4 145  but this was
> cold should I take it again hot?

Yep, motor should be warm, throttle open, jam something under the
dampner pistons to admit lots of air. It's good to see even pressures
across the board but those numbers aren't much more than 7 to 1
compression.

Bob Allen, Kansas City