[Healeys] 4 Cylinder Woes, cont'd.

[Elton Schulz]

As an inquiring novice, how would a leak down test determine whether 
it's valves or rings. Seems like you lose pressure in either case.
Elton
On 8/27/2019 2:08 PM, David Nock wrote:
> Steve, are you planning on driving the Healey to Deadwood.  If so I 
> would not recommend to do that with a low compression. If it is a 
> burnt valve then you will greatly increase the chances of cracking the 
> head. If it is rings then you will use a lot of oil.
> I would recommend a leak test right away. Then you can determine if 
> the low compression is a valve problem or a ring problem.
> David Nock
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> *From:* jim via Healeys <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:57 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> ; Steven 
> Kingsbury <mailto:airtightproductions at icloud.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] 4 Cylinder Woes, cont'd.
> So ...Have you done a "leak-down test" to confirm where 
> (intake/exhaust/rings) the bad one is bad?
> Jim
> On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 3:02:14 AM UTC, Steven Kingsbury via 
> Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> Cylinder #1   150 lbs
> Cylinder #2    25 lbs
> Cylinder #3   155lbs
> Cylinder #4   150 lbs
> Steven Kingsbury
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