two cyl. are at 130, one is at 125, and the other is at 105. Where should they be? Between 130 and 125? What should i do about the one at 105?
QUOTE (meares @ Aug 1 2005, 11:08 AM) |
Where should they be? |
it'd help us a lot to know what kind of engine you have; we can presume you are near sea level.
absolute numbers aren't very important, especially in the absence of any real engine type data.
they should vary between cylinders as little as possible. 10 psi difference is where people start to become concerned *assuming* all 4 were tested with identical conditions. (plugs out, WOT, fresh battery...)
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What should i do about the one at 105? |
73 2L with +- 85000 miles...4 new injectors,new plugs,new wires, points are fine, it's getting fuel and spark, but seems to be hitting on 3 clynders.....i'm in Atlanta, the mech did a vavle adj. on it, but i don't know if this was before or after the comp test......i guess he tested 1-4 in succession.. they seem REALLY reputable.....they do A LOT of cup cars for events
Leak down test would help on that bum cylinder. That can help pinpoint if it is a valve or ring problem
QUOTE (meares @ Aug 1 2005, 11:34 AM) |
73 2L with +- 85000 miles... |
something that's fairly common in the 6-cylinder cars is for a bit of carbon to fall down and hold the exhaust valve open a teeny bit. so i suppose it's possible that a similar thing could happen in a /4 even though the valves are in different places.
like Andy says - when hearing scary news, first, get a second opinion. definitely get another check, and if at all possible keep a battery charger on the battery during the tests to minimise its influence.
some books suggest adding a spoonful of motor oil to the cylinder to help isolate the problem to rings as opposed to valves, but that really only works well in upright engines. when you get down to fault isolation, a leakdown tester (or other way to apply pressure to a cylinder, such as a valve spring replacement kit) can be helpful.
if you *don't* have some kind of combustion chamber leakage issue, it tends to point to the valve train...
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