Date:         Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:03:32 -0800
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Compression tester question
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <473DCE70.4040904@gmail.com>
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Michael, I know only one person who was born with a Vanagon ignition key
on his hands. He is unca Joel. Nobody knows more than unca Joel does.
Thanks god, it's Friday.

David

--- Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Neil, I take comfort in knowing that I'm not the only one who wasn't born
> with a compression tester in my hand!
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 11/16/2007 8:26 AM 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
>



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