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Old 12-15-2016, 10:18 AM   #15
100IH
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Default Re: some compression testing advice

Compression decreases with an increase in altitude, less air density to suck in, less to compress. When the readings are not similar from cylinder to cylinder, put a squirt of motor oil in the hole, less than a teaspoon. This will make an improvement when redoing the test on that cyl. IF the rings are bad. The oil won't improve the readings if the valves are leaking.

Last edited by 100IH; 12-15-2016 at 10:25 AM.
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