Sure, I have done this a few times. I have even gone so far as to hook
up enough cooling hoses to actually start and RUN an engine sitting on
the driveway before installing in the van.

Mark

Matthew wrote:

>folks, i have a wasserboxer long block NOT IN A CAR
>which i'd like to check its compression. Has anybody
>bolted a bellhousing and starter to a longblock on
>their workbench and tested the compression? (i know it
>is a cold test, but it will give me an idea of the
>quality of it, etc)
>
>thanks
>matthew
>
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