Help me turn a piston compression tester into a rotary one.

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Apr 13, 2003 | 09:07 PM

vegeta6263

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Help me turn a piston compression tester into a rotary one.

what are the steps i need to do this?
i have been to teh fc3s website and the mehtid they descrieb is too complicated.. please help me.

Apr 13, 2003 | 09:08 PM

Kenteth

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complicated things work, just ask mazda

Apr 13, 2003 | 09:08 PM

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See the pin that releases compression in the gauge? Get some tape and make that stick down

Done.

Apr 13, 2003 | 09:08 PM

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All you have to do is remove the valve, usually by unscrewing the gauge and valve from the line, then screwing just the gauge back in place (if you have a check valve style gauge at least)

Oct 1, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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oops, made a mistake posting :)

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