You have to do a wee bit more than take a reading after you have turned the engine.. You have to give it a we bit of time to see if the compression drops.
If everything is OK, the compression tester will give you a reading in the green. If you can see the compression reading dropping on the testerer then that could be a problem with your piston rings or a crack somewhere.
Compression Test - Can Anyone Come Round To Help Me?...
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, Dec 18 2007 07:36 PM
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 02:12 PM
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 02:21 PM
You have to do a wee bit more than take a reading after you have turned the engine.. You have to give it a we bit of time to see if the compression drops.
If everything is OK, the compression tester will give you a reading in the green. If you can see the compression reading dropping on the testerer then that could be a problem with your piston rings or a crack somewhere.
yeah, i did the test over a month ago now but thanks anyway lol. all cylinders were fine and compressions werent dropping which i why i turned to the mixture and found a problem with my carb. now ive got a new carb its sorted that problem out but found another one.
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 02:54 PM
Oops sorry....
Wouldn't be a mini if things were straight forward
Good luck..
Wouldn't be a mini if things were straight forward
Good luck..
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 03:54 PM
no worries
yep, ive certainly found that out lol. but that just adds to my love for them...in a weird love-hate way.
thanks
yep, ive certainly found that out lol. but that just adds to my love for them...in a weird love-hate way.
thanks
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:53 PM
engine tune has been done and now she runs beautifully. no misfiring at all. now all she needs is the new alternator. 
and this time its staying closed!
and this time its staying closed!
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 07:03 PM
Nice one mate, so did they say what the problem was?
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 08:15 PM
basically it was just too rich i think. he said it was still at around 11% CO which means i mustve done something wrong with the gas tester at home or it itself is a bit wrong. but yeah they got the mixture right and correctly adjusted the idle. he changed the spark plugs aswell because mine were odd. so it should all be sorted now. im not sure if they shaved my needle or anything because ive got a k&n cone filter on it and the last guy shaved the needle before i replaced it. but its all running fine now and very smooth. still bloody slow but that cant be helped.
thanks
thanks
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