

| Subject: | re: 82 westy rebuild - compression data |
| From: | J. Stutsman |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Nov 1995 15:43:24 -0800 (PST) |
> > I had a leak down test done today, and here's the numbers.
> >
> > Since I can't recall which cylinder is which number (where's that
> > manual?) here's a visual, looking down:
> >
> >
> > front
> > -------
> >
> > 18% 42%
> > 12% 43%
> > -------
> > rear
> >
I had a leak down test done on my '81 westy with similar results. I am
in the middle of doing the rebuild right now. As I was disassembling the
engine I found that the none of the head bolts were torqued above
10 ft/lbs.(units?) Is this enough to cause these results like these?
Thank You.
johnny Stutsman
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