Ok, we got much of the prep work done today and stopped just shy of removing the heads. It's kind of a mess in the engine bay - not super terrible but I've found several smaller things that show signs of the extreme heat. Anyhow, we did a compression test first - I've been searching the archives for what numbers would be considered "normal" but no matter what I search the archives are returning no results. I also don't have my Bentley right at the moment (loaned it to a friend) so I'm not even sure what cylinder is which although I believe it is as follows: front of van 3.....................2 4.....................1 rear of van So using that as a model here were the results of the compression test. Test was obviously done cold - and we checked each one twice - so the first number is reading one and the second is reading 2. Cyl 1: 100 / 120 Cyl 2: 100 / 110 Cyl 3: 125 / 143 Cyl 4: 100 / 110 So am I at least in the ball park? Should I be concerned that #3 read so much higher? Can I assume the numbers would have been a bit higher if I were able to do the test on a warmed up engine? That's it for now - nothing more to report really. Thanks again for everyone who has replied to this thread - it really has helped.
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