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Subject:Re: What's considered good compression?
From:G. Matthew Bulley
Date:Wed, 15 May 2002 16:53:58 -0400

Compression alone isn't a good measure of whether to buy.
Those numbers are good; not great, but good.
Also do a oil pressure test (hot & cold), and
A thorough squish-your-butt-in-the-seat test. Talk to the van, listen to
it.

Developing business and guiding change since 1996,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Corporate Communications
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
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Phone: +1.919.658.1278

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Dale Goodvin
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 4:34 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: What's considered good compression?

Hi,

Still looking for a 88-91 camper, A/T.

Was wondering:  was looking at a van with following compression:

120, 115, 110, 125

What readings are consided "good", "excellent"?

thanks,

dale

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sense."--Henry David Thoreau

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