VANAGON archives -- March 2005, week 3 (#228)

Date:         Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:22:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
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So can an engine give different differentials between
hot and cold testing?

e.g. cold #s = 120, 120, 90, 120
hot #s = 150, 150, 140, 150

(the percent difference between cylinders being
smaller hot that cold).

Thanks,
-Damon

--- steve d <sdelasal@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> If the engine is a non-runner then relying on a hot
> compression test is
> going to be hard so you just got to be pragmatic.  I
> my experience, he shop
> manual usually states hot or cold for the
> compression figures.
>
> Steve
>

'84 Westy "The Van" w/2.3L WBX
Vancouver, BC

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