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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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Thumbs up I picked up a new toy....this sucker should prove useful

I've wanted one of these for a while now.....ccarlisi and I went in on it together. Picked it up used but it still cost a pretty penny. Anyone in my neck of the woods interested in finding out their rotary's "blood pressure" shoot me a PM
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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you two are so cute Nice pick up!
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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Is that the one that was just on ebay? I was following it ........ what did you end up buying it for?
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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I was atching that one on Ebay too. What did the price end up at? I lost track after $500.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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So you are the one that paid over $600 for it!
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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I need a compression check. I'll drive right over Rich.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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aha! so you're the one that bought it on ebay?!! I also was following it
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Compression tester

Can you think of a way that you could loan it out without getting ripped off?
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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Seems like A LOT of people were watching this eBay sale...I know I was.

$800 was the final selling price...plus shipping.

YEEEEOOOOWWWW!

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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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get a feeling everyone in the club drove up the prices against each other LOL nice tho
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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How do you use these?
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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Hehe, I bid on that sucker too . Everyone wants one!

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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sevensix
get a feeling everyone in the club drove up the prices against each other LOL nice tho
That's so sad...but prob true haha.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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good buy
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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10 tests @ $80 = paid for itself! or
20 tests @ $40 or
40 tests @ $20 or
80 tests @ $10 or
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Just go to a big RX7 meet and start doing compression tests.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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Sign me up for a test! I'd pay for one!!!

Your gonna have to start setting up appointments and travelling. :smile: Nice buy!
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Hey Rich, I'd pay you $5 to check mine You have to come to Socal though Nice buy I was thinking of buying it myslelf.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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I have the old model, not digital. I bought it for $200. I havent' seen one around for a while. Mine came from a guy in Europe who had a handful of them. Pretty handy little item.
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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ALERT!!!

This auction is being used to scam many of us.
I am unaware if the seller is aware of this!!!

I and another freind of mine have received "Second Chance" offers and instructions on where to wire money to!

READ THIS!!!

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...32#post5405532
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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I bought one of these testers a couple years ago on the forum at an even higher cost. They are quite hard to get ahold of.

Though it is something nice to have I guess, to be totally honest it is not as useful as you think. There are very few times when I could not get an accurate reading from my piston tester (valve still installed). The ONLY time this tool is really that valuable is when you suspect that one or 2 faces are not sealing properly but that the 3rd face is. Such as a cracked apex seal, stuck apex seal, broken side seal, etc. These rare cases are the only ones that an experienced eye will have a hard time distinguishing with a $25 piston tester.

For tests performed when you know that no seals are broken (just to get an overall number/health) I prefer the piston tester. The flexible hose is easier to install (especially on an FD) than the big metal sensor head. I like using a $25 tool instead of a $1200 tool. I've already had to send the digital tester out for service once, and it took 4 months and $500 to repair it due to no fault of my own (internal electronic failure). Owners of this tool, hope you never have to do the same, because the company that handles the repairs is slow and communicates about as well as a brick wall.
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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There was someone on this forum that made his own compression tester. The costs were around $350. Someone do a SEARCH for me please...
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 07:57 AM
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As RR says, I hope this sucker never breaks. I had been told the support has horrible--it can take up to a year to get the tester back from the repair facility.

Sniper X, that scam thing def sucks.

snkydvl, drive on down to jersey and we'll fire it up
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Have any of you looked into a differential compression tester, which should work well on thes engines, and can be had for about $130?
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