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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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Lightbulb off car compression test

If I turn the engine "off car" by hand I should hear 6 compressions in one turn right?
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 06:53 PM
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wrong. one revolution of the crank rotates each rotor 1/3 of a full revolution. So you should only heard 2 hisses.
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 09:49 PM
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OR you could just hook it up to a tranny with starter and do a better test with a gauge.
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Old Dec 20, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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ONe whoosh per rotor per rotation.
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