David,
In actuality, the 10 pounds of additional compression is only about 5.5% above
the others. That is well within the rule of thumb 10%
range that is normally considered acceptable. And those numbers are nice and
high. So, IMHO, you are good to go!
Joe
David Brady wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I warmed up the motor, removed all spark plugs,
> held the throttle wide open, and performed a
> compression test on each cylinder in turn. Here's
> what I got:
>
> Cyl lbs/in2
> 1 180
> 2 180
> 3 180
> 4 180
> 5 180
> 6 190 <---- The only odd ball.
>
> Seems kind of strange that #6 is so much different
> from the other 5. This is a freshly rebuilt engine.
> Does this seem okay to you guys?
>
> thanks
> David Brady
>
> 68 TR250
> 97 993
> 95 R1100GS
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