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Date:         Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:25:50 -0400
Reply-To:     WVVW <wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         WVVW <wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: 85 - Bucking and misfiring
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Tracy,


Thanks for the offer.  However, I live in WV (hence 'wvveedub').  I'll have to see if I can borrow my friend's compression tester this weekend.


Never have heard of a power balance test, though...


Brian


Tracy Bonin <icculus22420@yahoo.com> wrote:


>Hi , at first I would say to check your air intake again, since a car needs three things to make a engine work properly.....air, fuel, and spark.......but the smoke and oil smell lead me to believe that you may have an internal leak into the combustion chambers.....your best bet in that case would be to do a power balance test, then a compression test, if compression comes out wary then a vaccum test, and so on to pinpoint the problem.....
>
>I don't know where you live, but if it's near or in CT I would be happy to do them for you, I'm sure those tests are costly at a shop, but they aren't difficult to do.....
>
>good luck,
>Tracy
>85' GL "Ripple"
>65' Splitty




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