It's given on two pages - one as "170 to 190" and the other as "170 to 195".
Haynes, though, just gives the single figure - 170 - for the same engines.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrie Alexander <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>; MG
List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 13 August 1999 03:22
Subject: Re: compression?
>Which absolutely has to be a typo, surely? 195 psi cranking pressure
equates
>to 11:1 compression, a bit much for even real 100-octane petrol!
>
>Lawrie
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
>To: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 12:21 PM
>Subject: Re: compression?
>
>
>>As well as the 160 for HC and 130 for LC 18G engines, 18V are quoted at
170
>>to 195 in the Workshop Manual.
>>
>>PaulH.
>>http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
>>(or if that URL doesn't work try )
>>(http://194.168.54.52/paul.hunt1)
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
>>To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
>>Date: 11 August 1999 20:34
>>Subject: compression?
>>
>>
>>>My '73 18V engine has a good 140 psi compression
>>>is it true a '72 is only around 130 new and 115 psi would still be OK?
>>>
>>>
>>>Paul Tegler
>>>1973 BGT - Daily Driver
>>>1975 Spitfire -in Cherry Shape 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
>>>GT6 MKIII - in the works
>>>email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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