BC-FD3S

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right now my block is stripped. no exh/intake manis, coils, OMP lines, fuel injectors or anything.

would it be safe to do a compression test at this point? just crank it enough to get a solid reading?

It would have good intake flow since the UIM/LIM is off.. but is it OK to crank the engine dry like that? It's been sitting for a few months now.




I didn't do one before I stripped it, since it ran just fine. But I'm at the point where it would be easiest to swap in a new block. I want to know the health of the engine before putting everything back together with the single kit I have.

moconnor

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I'm not sure how meaningful the numbers would be given that the engine would not be up to operating temperature. You'd probably get very low numbers - though I guess if you got three equal pulses per rotor it would tell you something.

Andrew.

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Yes, you can.

BC-FD3S

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ya, for the most part I just want everything to be even... make sure there are no broken apex/corner seals.


I'll give it a go and report back.

catch-22

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turn the e shaft over three times and you should here 6 good chugs out of the exhaust ports. every half turn you should here a chug.

BC-FD3S

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ok, thanks. i'll do that first.

mono4lamar

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Forget doing it the hard way (turing the e-shaft) put it flywheel side down and rotate the assembly round and round. Listen for even pulses.

BC-FD3S

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engine is in the car, and not going to be coming out... unless there is a problem of course.