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• Re: 85 Vanagon low compression in 2 cylinders. Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:53:44 -0700
  ...Maybe also check subaru swap forums? > > A used engine is a gamble though. > > Try to find engine ads with compression test results and videos...
• In heat now, '87 Westy on horizon
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 16:09:13 CST6CDT
  ...Now get this-- he's having a compression test done by the dealer that morning per my request! We are gonna split the cost...
• Re: compression & advance
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 17:15:53 -0400
  ...What's > making it overheat, if not the advance and/or low compression? > > Sean Bartnik > Johnson City, Tennessee > '81 Vanagon L Westfalia One possable...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:15:52 -0600
  Here is a web site that gives a complete, technical, professional description of doing a differential compression check on an aircraft engine. If you...
• Re: Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:24:10 -0600
  ...It is said that one base gasket/shim will give you 7.4 compression, two gasket/shim will give you 7.1 compression. ----------------------------- Scan...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2014 08:44:42 -0400
  ...Then compression test that cyl again. At this point I would pull the 1 plug, test the compression again to get a new base...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:20:04 -0600
  ...Later when I was finally able to check compression it was just fine. That jetta ran for another year and a half before being...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 18:14:58 -0700
  ...After doing that type or work, do a compression check before starting the engine. Neil. On 5/19/17, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws...
• Re: not running yet
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 00:21:08 -0600
  I for got to tell you to check the compression first Malibu Tony 85 Westy
• Re: 1982 Air Cooled with compression 110, 110, 115, 115
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 2 May 2007 23:08:01 -0400
  http://www.type2.com/library/engineg/comrat.htm Ben
• Re: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:56:24 -0800
  Dan, Based on your compression readings you are leaking badly from those two low cylinders. Compression at or under 125 should be looked at...
• NO!!!! not another Engine!!! Bad Compression test!!
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 16:15:12 EST
  Hi Volks! Bad news today for us, Compression test at mechanic said 110, 150, 150, 115. We are not even one year out of...
• Other compression test details
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:19:07 -0500
  ...Shaft and compression Maybe just stating the obvious, but: The first time I did a compression test, I failed to let the engine turn...
• low compression on cylindar #3 of 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:24:50 -0500
  ...I did a compression test on the 2.1 liter engine and got within spec readings on cylinders 1, 2, and 4. On #3...
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 15:01:49 -0500
  ...Then recheck your compression. You should get more balanced readings unless you have a head gasket leak. This is a $8.00 fix so...
• Re: compression test
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:35:22 -0500
  ...compression test Hello All, I have just done a preliminary compression test on my '90 Westy with 140K miles. The figures are: #1=118...
• Re: Last gasp: low compression exhaust valve can't pass smog
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:29:06 -0700
  --snip-- Does anybody have a comment on setting the idle higher for the smog test and therefore reducing the number of low compression misses...
• compression problem
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 07:51:03 -0800
  ...rebuilt) engine with less than 30K on it. Two years old. Compression on number 4 has dropped to about 60 pounds when cold. Run...
• Checked my compression today
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 16:23:55 -0400
  #1 - 140 #2 - 150 #3 - 150 #4 - 150 Yay! Chris Gronski 1986 2.1L Syncro AdventureWesty
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:55:35 -0500
  ...The compression test is done static. The engine is rotated to top dead center on the compression stroke. This ensures that both valves are...
• Re: low compression on cylindar #3 of 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 18:45:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...low compression on cylindar #3 of 2.1 liter Date: 06/17/97 To: Karl_G_Vochatzer@notes.amrcorp.com I just had my...
• Re: AVP Engine for 88 WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:25:25 -0600
  Warren, the one thing you did not mention was the results of any compression test done.Was a compression test done??? A compression test...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 May 2014 11:25:43 -0700
  ...Then compression > test that cyl again. > > At this point I would pull the 1 plug, test the compression again to get > a new base...
• Re: DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:49:28 -0400
  ...MV is 8.65:1. > > If you want to round up to 10:1, so be it, but, when it comes to > compression > ratios...
• Re: water injection in vanagons, was Re: [VANAGON] Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:11:36 -0500
  ...Allow you to > run compression ratios that ought not work? Yup. Higher compression > ratio make more horsepower? Yup. Semantics. > > Jim
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 May 2015 10:16:18 -0400
  ...However, a compression test alone is often a waste of time. Combined with a leak down test you would know if you have a...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:13:11 -0400
  Here in the US you do not use compression fittings for gas or propane service unless they are specially designed, and UL listed for...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help!
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:18:32 -0700
  You said "good compression". Does that mean you checked the compression numbers? This sounds a lot like when the number 3 valve seat "dropped...
• Brand New 1.9 AMC heads available.
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:34:45 -0700
  ...These will allow you to build a higher compression waterboxer. They have been NLA for years now. Brand New in the boxes. My days...
• Compression test
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Tue, 27 May 1997 10:19:07 -0400
  Hey guys, Over the weekend I had a minute to finally do a compression test. The engine has 130K and the factory rebuilt heads...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:02:29 -0400
  And The truth is that > your formula for calculating power from compression increases is flawed, > (and is typical armchair engineering) because it doesn't...
• Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:06:33 -0700
  ...Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans Ulp. Now you tell me. Jim On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:38...
• Re: What would you do?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 18:37:15 EDT
  ...It might be a good idea to have the compression checked before you undertake this operation. If the compression and other vital organs are...
• Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:20:23 -0700
  ...At 11:13 AM 06/04/2003, you wrote: >Hi Folks, > Did a compression check today, and need some help finding what these >numbers...
• Re: free satelite radio?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:05:25 -0400
  ...The potential for high quality is there, but greed gets in the way and they ratchet up the compression so they can squeeze more...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 May 2017 11:16:01 -0700
  ...2.1 wbx Compression Test Thanks Dennis. The Gowesty vacuum type throttle switch was disconnected because the wires were slightly in the way of...
• piston wear and compression
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 23:10:23 -0800
  ...Upon checking the compression, I found that #1 was at 30psi while the rest were at 125. Oil in the cylinder made no difference...
• Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:35:16 -0500
  ...Compression vs Head gasket leak > Good morning folks, > I'll try to keep a long story short here. > Brought my 88 GL to a...
• Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 00:23:25 -0600
  ...Back home, I just completed a compression test, thinking the rings must be worn or broken for some reason. The compression values average 480...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - G. Lee
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:31:38 -0600
  >Another advantage to propane is that because it burns more cool than gasoline you can run higher compression ratios. I used to run with...
• Gas Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Wed, 1 Nov 95 12:31:03 PST
  ...Is it possible I can use my compression tester? or the gas going into the compression tester will break it? Regards, Vahid
• Re: Opinions Please
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:07:05 -0800
  ...I don't even do compression check anymore, i look at the engine, drive the van, touch the engine for vibration and i know...
• Re: 85 Vanagon low compression in 2 cylinders. Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:45:23 -0700
  ...85 Vanagon low compression in 2 cylinders. Suggestions? Hi! My '85 Westy has been having problems starting, more lately. I had it towed to...
• setting yout timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 1 May 2001 17:19:25 -0500
  ...That makes it easier on the battery and starter when checking the compression. The compression should be around 130 pounds or so......all of...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:51:43 -0500
  Failure of the rubber coolant gasket in a Waterboxer is a given; failure of the compression gasket is not. Unless the engine has been...
• Re: 83 Vanagon Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:11:44 -0500
  ...What is the exact compression????????? do a test with oil inside the cylinder!!! you know (of course) that will tell you if the leak...
• Re: blown brake line
  Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:43:19 -0400
  ...In all honesty I also bought 3/16 brass compression fittings (says not to use them on brake lines) and I'm thinking about...
• Re: Compression readings...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:30:36 -0600
  ...Radish150 wrote: > > Well gang, I finally got around to checking the compression on that 1.9 in the 85. It has been sitting for...
• Re: engine
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:00:49 -0500
  According to Bentley, compression for the 1.9 and the 2.1 should be around 145-189 psi with 116 as a minimum. Dave...
• advise
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Hay
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:20:02 -0800
  ...It was towed to a mechanic? who said he could not fix it.Was then towed to another mechanic? who said no compression on...
• * THE VERDICT ON '86 VANAGON SYNCRO? *
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 14:16:31 -0800
  ...this Syncro has 143,000 miles on it.. - Compression test: 120, 140, 100, 135 (3rd cylinder = low compression) (mechanic performed a "leakdown" to get...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:03:32 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > On 11/16/2007 8:26 AM neil N wrote: > > > Hi all. > > > > I bought a compression tester...
• Re: 1.9L WBX Compression Test Question
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:14:44 -0600
  ...Two opposite cylinders having low compression can also indicate worn camshaft lobes. On the 1.9L engines the front cylinders also tend to get...
• '84 Vanagon with leaky rings?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Abbott
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:01:35 -0700
  ...I'm looking buying a used '84 Westfalia, so I had a compression and leak test done. The leak test came out at 21...
• Re: 1981 flooding issue
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:11:14 -0600
  ...Central Arizona ------------------ Clip ----------------- I think a compression check is in order. Often low compression prohibits proper combustion and flooding happens. I've seen dripping...
• Re: unclassified Compression and other topics
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Tue, 25 May 2004 18:06:18 EDT
  ...you would have very poor performance // make sure the engine is run for 10 minutes before running compression check // If actually that low have...
• Re: compression/vacuum/fuel pressure/O2 voltage
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 22:07:29 -0400
  ...GOOD I measured compression: 160,140,160,155 SO SO? Plugs look pretty sooty! I measured vacuum: 15" at 950 rpm, some fluctuation (GOOD...
• Re: Update on diesel Vanagon no start
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:05:18 -0700
  ...I don't have the Bentley in front of me but I believe the low > limit for the diesel compression is around 375 psi...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 19:14:11 -0700
  ...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: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 5 May 2017 09:10:44 -0700
  ...I ran it before the compression test, heard zero lifter noise so I assumed the lifters were fully pumped up. If I recall, it...