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Subject:Re: compression test
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Mon, 4 Feb 2002 15:56:32 -0600

More like a miracle than just OK.
(140K all mine were in the 90s)
Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled

On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:47:07 -0700 Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
writes:
> Hello All,
> I have just done a preliminary compression test on my '90 Westy with
> 140K miles.
> The figures are: #1=118,  #2= 125,  #3=116, #4=127.
> The engine had cooled some when I finally ran the test, but do these
> figures sound
> about right for an
> engine with 140K miles?
>
> Can someone tell me which terminal (looking at solenoid from engine
> compartment) and
> maybe an easy way to connect a remote starter, so I can watch the
> gauge while
> cranking?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry
>
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