My tester leaks fairly fast. It will drop 5 PSI or more from the peak reading
within a second. What are the readings you get so far? If you see 100 or more
The engine is probably not bad.

David

--- neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I run fast! --- ;^)
>
> I would hook it up, crank it up, dash back and watch. On at least one
> cylinder, the gauge would slowly drop. I tried this wth engin warm,
> then cold.
>
>
>
> On 11/16/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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/
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>

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