

| Subject: | Re: Need help re Cylinder Leak Test |
| From: | Carter |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:27:35 -0700 |
With help from a long retired mechanic and his old Sun shop analyzer, we did a compression test and a cylinder leak test on my 85 Westy 1.9 Dijijet with 133k original miles (no major engine work performed). The compression looked good: 140-165-150-160 on cylinders 1234 respectively. When we did a cylinder leak test, the results were 40%, 50%, 5%, 35% (same cyl order). In all cases, the leak could be heard at the intake (air cleaner removed) indicating burned intakes. The question is whether the test itself is valid? The Sun manual refers only to carburetor engines but not FI. The manual further states that anything over 20% is BAD. Said mechanic opined that with the leak test results such as these, I should have poor performance, if it ran at all. Notwithstanding, a leak test is a leak test or is it? The engine runs strong. No real complaints at all. Would anyone care to comment on this matter? TIA Kit Carter, 85 Westy GL central coast, CA
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