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Subject:Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
From:Doktor Tim
Date:Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:20:23 -0700

Try the updated lifter adjustments first, then redo the comp test. Make
darn sure you use the correct German oil filter to prevent lifter issues.

At 11:13 AM 06/04/2003, you wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>     Did a compression check today, and need some help finding what these
>numbers really mean.  Here's the results:
>Cylinder #1: 125-130 psi (9 bar)
>          #2: 145 psi (10 bar)
>          #3: 140 psi (almost 10 bar)
>          #4: 145 psi (10 bar)
>  Right now
>I'm pleasantly surprised by cylinders #2-4, concerned by the unevenness of
>#1. How bad is this? What causes and cures? Which hole do I stuff money
>into?
>TIA
>-Matt Sutton