[Shotimes] Re: Compression Test Results

[Paul Nimz]

I would run some Auto-RX through the beast and test it again in 5k miles.  I
bet the numbers would increase before the oil.

Paul
On 6/22/2005 8:29:46 PM, techsho@topica.com wrote:
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> Here are the results of the compression test I just did:
> Before adding oil to engine:
> Cylinder 4: 195 PSI
> Cylinder 5: 195 PSI
> Cylinder 6: 200 PSI
> Cylinder 1: 190 PSI
> Cylinder 3: 195 PSI
> cylinder 2: 190 PSI
>
> After adding oil to engine:
> Cylinder 4: 235 PSI
> Cylinder 5: 220 PSI
> Cylinder 6: 225 PSI
> Cylinder 1: 223 PSI
>
> I stopped after that cylinder because I was pretty sure that the rings
> were
> bad in those cylinders and that the last 2
> didn't matter. Did I come to the
> right conclusion? The Ford CD says that if compression increases
> significantly that the rings are bad, is this pressure increase
significant?
> Thanks,
> Kevin
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