I have the same type. Thanks. On 11/16/07, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote: > Neil, my compression tester has a valve that will hold the > pressure in the gauge. I have to press a pin to open the > vale to reset it. Did you get the right compression tester? > > David > > --- neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Oh ok. > > > > That kinda answers my question. > > > > I thought there was a check valve of some kind on a compression > > tester, so it would hold the "best" reading. > > > > > > > > > > On 11/16/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > > > Neil, > > > > > > I once had a cracked head which was leaking combustion gasses into the > > > coolant. When doing a compression test, only the cylinder with the > > > cracked head wouldn't hold pressure on the gauge. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > neil N 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > > "Jaco" (Bustorius) > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. > Make Yahoo! your homepage. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) |
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