

| Subject: | Re: Compression tester question |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:50:56 -0800 |
If you're doing it without a remote starter, how do you know its leaking? :) On Nov 16, 2007 8:26 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > > I bought a compression tester and tried it on my parts van 1.9 WBX > engine. On two of the cylinders, the gauge would drop while still > threaded in sparkplug hole. > > I was doing this w/o remote starter. > > The gauge should hold its' reading right? i.e. once it's pumped up, it > should stay there correct? > > It was threaded properly, and adaptor to hose was threaded properly too. > > Apologies for such and elementary question! > > Neil. > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - > "Jaco" (Bustorius) > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
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