Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:26:22 EST
Reply-To:     GMBulley <GMBulley@AOL.COM>
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From:         GMBulley <GMBulley@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Motor out of balance: a bad idea; was: compression
Comments: To: vw4x4@FYI.NET, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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In a message dated 98-03-23 07:40:44 EST, vw4x4@FYI.NET writes:

<<<My book says that the min is 118psi with a maximim variance of 44 psi
between cylinders.  The rings have only about 10,000 miles on them.  Anyone
out there have any suggestions. > > >

     << I would not do anything. 100 psi is plenty of compression. The
      fact that it is not even is a minnor problem. >>

I would disagree with that. 100 psi IS barely passable if all cylinders are in
that range, however, this compression could be low enough to cause starting
problems when the weather gets hot.

Having two cylinders producing much more power and demanding much more load
causes expensive problems. In the short run, the motor vibration will be
annoying. In the long run, the bent or cracked crankshaft will be infuriating.

With only 10k on this rebuild, these are symptoms of a serious problem, don't
ignore them.

gmbulley
cary, nc