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• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:14:36 -0400
  ...This must be why turbo engines generally run a >lower compression ratio - to allow for the additional compression effect of >the turbo. afraid not...
• Re: Heads rebuilt: No compression
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:27:00 -0400
  ...A listee p-mailed me about my no compression.... > Hi there, > > It sounds like your lifters are pumped up on the cylinders with the...
• Seldom used 2.1 has low compression
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:37:23 -0500
  Started up an 86 2.1 the other day to test compression to determine its future and 2,3,and4 were all in the...
• Re: Results from a compression test.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 19:44:02 -0700
  ...No compression in 2 cylinders is a sign that something is critically wrong. Rebuild it or get a new engine. James >I finally got...
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:24:33 -0500
  >Here's the problem, just checked the compression today: > >1 100psi >2 100psi >3 150psi >4 155psi > >My book says that the min is...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 07:25:24 -0500
  ...I would think any compression test would be done with engine warm/hot so that clearances are at best operational parameters. John On 6...
• Re: Compression losses
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 17:55:49 -0800
  >The best way to test for compression loss- a leak down test. Is a leak down test (that's where you put a little...
• Re: Compression readings
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:15:57 -0700
  The real value in a compression test is that the values are close for each cylinder. A leakdown test is of course much more...
• VERY low compression in one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Kris Seago
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:35:19 -0600
  ...A compression test reveals virtually no compression (didn't rise off the needle) in the cylinder. Diagnosis? Terminally bad rings? Stuck valve? Thanks, Kris...
• Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:51:46 -0500
  ...Bro, Do you have a short write up on your site on the proper way to check compression. I've looked everywhere but can...
• Re: Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:04:57 -0500
  ben just curious if you see the same thing as me when you do wasserboxer compression tests. do you always seem to get lower...
• Normal Compression Readings?
  Historical mailing list - Montana
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:17:45 -0700
  What kind of compression readings should I expect to find in an '86-91 Vanagon. I'd like this info to help me shop...
• Shaving cylinder heads???
  Historical mailing list - brian M.
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:43:44 -0800
  Hey all- has anybody tried shaving the heads on their vans to raise compression ratio?? Would this give any more horsepower? I have done...
• Low compression (2.1 WBX)
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 3 May 2002 08:20:31 -0700
  ...Compression is low." Compression numbers aren't in my possession. Reason for the diagnosis: engine wouldn't pass smog. Is there any reason to...
• Re: Results from a compression test.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 14:42:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...No compression can mean a bunch of things. Don't give up so quickly. If after a valve adjustment you still have no compression...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:13:12 -0500
  My compression tester has just that--a valve (the core is just like in your tire) to hold the max compression reading until I...
• Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 22:00:26 -0700
  What is the consensus on taking a compression test? With the engine cold or warm? Todd '88 Westy
• Re: Getting higher compression?
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:38:28 -0800
  ...Getting higher compression? > > Looks like the compression is about 140 for all 4 cylinders. So what > should I > do to get higher compression? > > A...
• Re: Compression pressure figures?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:15:40 -0500
  ...Go get a mechanic that doesn't "rush" even simple things like a compression check. I'd hate to see how his "rushed" engine...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:27:17 -0600
  John Bange wrote: >>For some reason, >>COMPRESSION BRAKING seems to throw something out of whack. >> >>Is this a clue? Or a red herring? If...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 5 Apr 2015 08:19:43 -0400
  ...I rebuilt a motor that I thought had no compression when it would run for about 15 min the compression would drop off to...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:27:57 -0800
  ...As I have always > understood it, in gasoline engines, "compression braking" relied on > the compression stroke to provided resistance to slow down the vehicle...
• Re: Oil temps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:20:17 -0400
  ...Check your >compression, especially if you don't know the history of your engine. >You're not only looking for low compression, but HIGH...
• diesel compression
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:33:46 -0400
  Does anyone know a good place to buy an affordable compression testing kit that is capable of measuring diesel-range pressures? (406-493 psi...
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 07:37:24 -0500
  > Patrick Dooley wrote: > > > > >Here's the problem, just checked the compression today: > > > > > >1 100psi > > >2 100psi > > >3 150psi > > >4 155psi > > > > > >My book says that...
• Results from a compression test.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 15:30:53 EDT
  I finally got around to giving my '77 westy a compression test. I took it off the road in December due to a steady...
• Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 21:15:37 +0000
  Well did you take the compression readings when the engine was hot or cold? Maybe you should check the compression readings again after flogging...
• Re: compression ratios
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 7 May 1999 01:28:41 +0200
  ...Yes, the 2,1 can take additional pressure, my 2,1 (the European 112 hp version) has a compression ratio of 10,0:1...
• Re: Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:14:27 -0500
  ...when do we see photos frm the Keys trip 06. >> >> *************************************************** >> >> >> http://pages.infinit.net/eurokit/floride2006.htm (sexy pictures of me >> included) >> >> Compression test...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:36:02 -0700
  ...our squishy pistons decrease cylinder pressure, even though the engine's compression ratio is increased a LOT. Compression is the before ignition pressure event...
• compression
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 08:08:06 -0700
  ...I just received a letter about an engine that has 220, 210, etc = compressions in each cylinder. I thought they are supposed to be...
• Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:42:57 -0700
  ...You could still have normal compression if that gasket was gone altogether. Cya, Robert > My main question at this point is, do the following...
• Re: Considering Purchase 83.5 water cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - jay mattern
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:52:09 -0600
  Correction: the compression was 150psi in all cylinders. A* it has good compression in all cylinders (150 psi). Thank you. Jay
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:20:02 -0700
  ...Low compression results accurate? "The results I got seemed too low to be accurate, so I was wondering if there was something else in...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:58:53 -0500
  I wouldn't recommend a compression fitting. The line pressure will exceed it's limits in a panic brake situation, most likely. robert feller...
• compression to high?
  Historical mailing list - Erick Sowder
  Thu, 16 May 1996 15:38:00 -0400
  Someone wrote that 135 is high for compression and overkill? I had my compression checked yesterday and it was 145, 142, 140 , 138 can...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:34:49 -0400
  > Rasing the compression by one point gives the engine 4% more power per > point of compression that turns out to be 4 hp per...
• Re: Update: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:31:38 -0500
  Hi Michael, I was surprised by those numbers as well, but the compression tester is only a few months old and I have no...
• Re: Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 10:59:51 -0600
  ...I forgot to mention the compression test numbers were done w/ engine cold which is not right either. I'll redo compression with a...
• Re: Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:09:44 -0400
  ...I'll redo compression with a warmed > up engine and then do ta wet compression later. I will report back > what I find. > thanks...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:16:39 -0800
  ...on the bench > folks, i have a wasserboxer long block NOT IN A CAR > which i'd like to check its compression. Has anybody...
• Re: Compression and power
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 27 May 2003 13:14:13 -0700
  I like the compression to be within 10 PSI of each other, if they are not the idle may be rough. 100 is low...
• Re: In heat now, '87 Westy on horizon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  21 Jan 95 08:48:11 EST
  >Does someone have the 'specs' on compression for a 2.1L per VW? I know the real >world ones run around 110psi (low end...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:12:38 -0800
  Neil, my compression tester has a valve that will hold the pressure in the gauge. I have to press a pin to open the...
• Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 12 May 2003 11:09:24 -0700
  Should I have the engine warm or cold when I check the compression?? My van seems to NOT be firing on the right (passenger...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:20:10 -0700
  ...I suppose a cold test might make any tendency toward low compression so up more. scott On 6/1/2013 10:25 PM, Dan...
• Re: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:09:00 -0400
  ...Just remove the 5/16 compression fitting on the propex (it's just threaded in) and replace with 3/8 (or 1/4 if...
• Re: Seldom used 2.1 has low compression
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:00:48 -0700
  Sure, do a wet compression test on the low cylinder. Can't hurt after all, and it's just one tiny step additionally. I...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 5 May 2017 04:52:19 -0400
  ...Do a leak down test, better info than a compression test. > On May 4, 2017, at 10:59 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY...
• Re: compression to high?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 23:17:02 -0400
  ...Thanks > > If it does not knock and ping, do not worry about too much compression. Compression test results can vary due to gauge tolerances...
• Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:43:00 -0500
  ...Between the flycut on the heads, and the flat-top pistons, it would appear the compression ratio is too high. The initial compression test...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:56:23 -0400
  This sounds like the cylinders got filled with oil and the compression numbers and the fouling are goimg to resolve themselves when you drive...
• Re: 1.9 rebuild questions (almost done)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:19:30 -0400
  ...Was curious and did a > compression check, all cylinders between 100 and 120. That seems a bit > low. > > Questions: > > Can I expect compression to...
• low compression
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:25:49 EDT
  ...I am suffering from low compression. I have 150 in #1, 74 in #2, 130 in #3, and 60 in #4. I will be...
• Re: engine compression ratio '84
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:44:25 -0600
  ...What are the > reasons and/or benefits of such a low compression > engine? > > Thanks, > Gregory Smith ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today...
• Re: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:39:33 -0800
  ...Allow you to run compression ratios that ought not work? Yup. Higher compression ratio make more horsepower? Yup. Semantics. Jim
• Re: COMPRESSION {#~<�>~#} Why so low?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:24:55 -0500
  ...what else could be the sourse of low low compression, beyond > >1. valves cooked, worn >2. valve seats worn, split >3. piston rings worn...
• Re: Compression test
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:37:18 -0400
  ...Compression test > I just checked compression of the cylinders and got: > > 145psi - Cyl 1 > 158psi - Cyl 2 > 135psi - Cyl 3 > 158psi - Cyl 4 > > It...
• Re: Bad Valve
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 2 May 2005 16:02:10 -0700
  ...You have done a "dry compression test", now do a "wet compression test". Squirt some oil into the bad cylinder and do the compression...
• Re: actual numerical readings off Compression test?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:37:17 -0400
  At 07:50 PM 9/18/2010, Don Hanson wrote... >how does a fellow or a gal determine the compression ratio of a motor...