In article <200104090628.f396Sfj23426@teamfat2.dsl.aros.net>, Mark J
Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net> writes
>
> Previously one cylinder was giving zero - and it
> was an electrical problem.
>
>Okay, I must know. How does an electrical problem relate to compression
>readings, other than a weak battery not being able to spin the motor when
>doing the test? Sure, a bad ignition system may make the car *behave* as if
>it had a cylinder with a hole in it, but compression readings depend on the
>integrity of the cylinders, pistons, rings, head, head gasket and valves.
>Where does an electrical element come into play?
In the testing equipment. I *knew* I should have added a smiley at the
end of that...
ATB
Mike
--
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea,"
published by Greenhill Books on 28th March, 2001:
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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