Re: Spitfire compression

[Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>]

At 09:06 AM 10/23/98 -0500, Ray Bryant wrote:
>I just did a compression test at the urging of a friend.  I didn't want to
>do it for fear of what I might find.
>Here are the results:
>#1 - 118 pounds
>#2 - 90 pounds
>#3 - 78 pounds
>#4 - 117 pounds
>This was done with the distributor center wire disconected so that it would
>not start.
>Was this the correct way to test?

Did you have the throttle open fully when you took those readings?  This is
more accurate.

Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire