David Scheidt wrote:
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> What's it mean when you add oil to the cylinder, and the compression
> goes *down*?
>
> The engine in question is in a Ford 8n tractor.
Now THAT is a first in my memory. My first thought is badly burned
valves, and the second thought is broken rings.
I will ask the mechanics at work on Monday and see if they ever
encountered that situation. (I work at a New Holland dealer where we
still service old Ford tractors.) You might want to join the
Ford-Ferguson list at the Antique Tractor Internet Service
<www.atis.net> and pose the same question.
Mike
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Allamuchy NJ
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