Sam Scholten wrote: > Not to rag on Scot- his advice would be very helpful to those of you > checking compression in an inline engine. However, in a boxer engine, > there will be no change in compression no matter what happens due to > the fact that the oil will just go to the bottom of the cylinder. I don't think so. I've never had any trouble with the boxer doing this test. Also, don't you think there would be a bit of trouble in the Vee engines? It doesn't take that much oil to do the job. -- Best Regards, Scot Douglas Project Engineer; Chrysler/Mitsubishi Joint Programs Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America P: (734) 971-0900 x124 F: (734) 971-0901 |
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