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if you are mechanically inclined at all...
Posted by kooch (more from kooch) on Thu, 19 Apr 2001 23:14:52
In Reply to: Engine problems, Holly 88 900s, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:52:39
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it may be worth grabbing a cylinder compression tester from an auto parts store. not too expensive. you just pop out the spark plug, screw in the tester and crank the engine. pretty simple test. it is completely feasible that one of your cylinders piston rings have gone bad and you are not getting compression in that cylinder. if that's the case, it won't fire, which would prove your mechanic correct. you can also check by opening the oil dip stick tube while the engine is running, put the palm of your hand over the hole. you shouldn't feel air pushing out, or you shouldn't get oil spraying out with each piston stroke. (same thing will happen with a cracked piston btw; probably not the case) if you have bad compression, you will need to pull the engine, but you can normally rebuild an old one. i do agree that it is worth a second opinion, but certainly check these few things first, before giving someone else money.
Posts in this Thread:
- Engine problems, Holly 88 900s, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:52:39
- Re: Engine problems, Jonathan, Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:12:37
- if you are mechanically inclined at all..., kooch, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 23:14:52 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Engine problems, Jake
, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 23:03:26 - Re: Engine problems, Michael
, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:30:46 - 2nd Opinion Required, Cary 87 SPG, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:19:17
- Re: Engine problems, Jo K, Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:05:41
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