so i have a friend that i did a compression test for. he has a very nice 1984 westy. here are my compression test numbers. Cold --------------- cylinder 1 => 95 psi cylinder 2 => 110 psi cylinder 3 => 140 psi cylinder 4 => 145 psi
Hot ------------------- cylinder 1 => 140 psi cylinder 2 => 125 psi cylinder 3 => 180 psi cylinder 4 => 165 psi
The Volkswagen Bentley Manual Specification for 1.9 Liter Engines ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acceptable => 145-189 psi Minimum pressure => 116 psi
i was wondering what the lists opinion is on what to do with this engine. i think the engine has about 150,000 on it and it is in need of head gaskets. it had the hot oil idle light flicker until the owner started running 20-50 and a good german filter. what would you do if it was your engine? an additional question i have is about the readings on the 1 and 2 cylinders. i have taken compression readings a on a few 1.9's and i always tend to see lower compression in those cylinders. the extreme was that when i bought my current van it had okay compression in 3 an 4 but almost no compression in 1 and 2. do you have any ideas why the compression seems to go on 1 and 2 first? jonathan |
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