My tester leaks fairly fast. It will drop 5 PSI or more from the peak reading within a second. What are the readings you get so far? If you see 100 or more The engine is probably not bad. David --- neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I run fast! --- ;^) > > I would hook it up, crank it up, dash back and watch. On at least one > cylinder, the gauge would slowly drop. I tried this wth engin warm, > then cold. > > > > On 11/16/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you're doing it without a remote starter, how do you know its leaking? > > :) > > > > > > On Nov 16, 2007 8:26 AM, neil N < musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all. > > > > > > I bought a compression tester and tried it on my parts van 1.9 WBX > > > engine. On two of the cylinders, the gauge would drop while still > > > threaded in sparkplug hole. > > > > > > I was doing this w/o remote starter. > > > > > > The gauge should hold its' reading right? i.e. once it's pumped up, it > > > should stay there correct? > > > > > > It was threaded properly, and adaptor to hose was threaded properly too. > > > > > > Apologies for such and elementary question! > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > > > "Jaco" (Bustorius) > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > "Jaco" (Bustorius) > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >
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