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Subject:Compression? (PSI)
From:Benny boy
Date:Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:04:13 -0400

What is you're average engine compression?

We all know that we wish we had around 150-180PSI...but!
Most van i do are more in the 130-150psi area.

Am just curious...

The reason, this  van:
http://www.benplace.com/vanagon_engine6.htm

New heads, new rings, pistons and sleeve were within wear limits...
compression is 125psi all around...kind of low...valves at 1 turn in, were a
2 but no difference in compression (of course), warm...slightly
higher...135, but still pretty low, this is a Syncro with 16in big wheels
(doesn't help)...

This is the van that had (and still has) the very steady cloud of smoke
(fuel) at cold start...everything was swaped (distributor, OS, idle valve,
control box, AFM...) with another good working van...for the exception of
the fuel regulator and pump???  am slowly giving up on that van...  my fuel
pressure tester was stollen by a customer so....

I will double check timing this morning but still...

Any good suggestions???

Regards, Ben

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