At 08:05 AM 01/14/2000 -0000, you wrote:
>   Some quick pointers please about compression  testing.   1 - Should the
>engine be hot or cold when you test  ?   spark  plugs in or take them all
>out ? 3 - Anything else I should know (i.e disconnect the  coil etc...)
>Thanks   Phil T25, still cold.

Standard procedure. Engine warm. All plugs removed. Battery fully charged.
Throttle and choke baffles held wide open. I count at least 8 revolutions
for each measure. The same number for each cylinder.
T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim
Surveyor, Mechanic, Poet, Philosopher
San Juan Island, WA