Compression test without the engine in the car??
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Compression test without the engine in the car??
Is there anyway to check if the engine is good if I cant connect a battery to it? This particular engine is sitting in a junkyard and i am not allow to fire up the car. What can i do?
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Originally Posted by slpin
WTF?
are you two reading deficient or somethingm..
he said he can slap a battery to it, just cant start it up...
are you two reading deficient or somethingm..
he said he can slap a battery to it, just cant start it up...
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Without a starter to turn the engine over, you'll get 0psi on all 6 faces with a compression gauge - unless you're Superman, you can't turn it over fast enough to get compression.
If you pull the plugs & turn it over, you should get even chuffs every 180 degrees of eshaft rotation as you turn it over. That's about the best you can do.
Regardless, you might want to treat it as a core engine, and pull it apart before trying to do much with it. If the intake/exhaust are still fully attached & the car is wrecked, then it might be OK to use as-is, but if the car is in good shape, chances are good that either the engine or transmission is responsible for it being there.
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If you pull the plugs & turn it over, you should get even chuffs every 180 degrees of eshaft rotation as you turn it over. That's about the best you can do.
Regardless, you might want to treat it as a core engine, and pull it apart before trying to do much with it. If the intake/exhaust are still fully attached & the car is wrecked, then it might be OK to use as-is, but if the car is in good shape, chances are good that either the engine or transmission is responsible for it being there.
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Originally Posted by SonicRaT
Bet you feel like a ******* tard right about now
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Originally Posted by slpin
yup it did
sonic rat didnt get hugged at all when he was small
i guess he hates his life and just has to be a douche
sonic rat didnt get hugged at all when he was small
i guess he hates his life and just has to be a douche
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Originally Posted by evileagle
I've found that a motor can make 'strong sounding' puffs as low as 40psi! Be Careful!
Would doing something like a leakdown test show the condition of the seals internally?
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