Philip,

Compression will build as the rings seat themselves.  Remember to follow
proper break-in procedure.

You don't need to drain it entirely, since you are making a 50/50 solution.
You only need to drain about half.

Good to hear you're on the road.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Buffy & Philip Simmons" <buffy-philip1@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 7:55 PM
Subject: 1.9 rebuild questions (almost done)

> Ok, I got it to run and set timing to the "v" mark.  Have put about 30
> miles on it but it still runs a bit ruff.  Was curious and did a
> compression check, all cylinders between 100 and 120.  That seems a bit
> low.
>
> Questions:
>
> Can I expect compression to increase over time?  I hope so, and perhaps
> and just a bit paranoid
>
> Also, I have only water in the coolant system now, wanted to check for
> leaks before putting the blue stuff in.  The question, is it possible to
> drain the entire system?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Philip