Philip, Compression will build as the rings seat themselves. Remember to follow proper break-in procedure. You don't need to drain it entirely, since you are making a 50/50 solution. You only need to drain about half. Good to hear you're on the road. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buffy & Philip Simmons" <buffy-philip1@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 7:55 PM Subject: 1.9 rebuild questions (almost done)
> Ok, I got it to run and set timing to the "v" mark. Have put about 30 > miles on it but it still runs a bit ruff. Was curious and did a > compression check, all cylinders between 100 and 120. That seems a bit > low. > > Questions: > > Can I expect compression to increase over time? I hope so, and perhaps > and just a bit paranoid > > Also, I have only water in the coolant system now, wanted to check for > leaks before putting the blue stuff in. The question, is it possible to > drain the entire system? > > Thanks for the help! > > Philip |
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