[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Procedure for compression test
> > Bentley says to ground the wire. > > | Dan | > -- Well then, If Bentley said to go jump in the lake would you do that too? ... sorry, I've always wanted to use that line. ... to add a little relevant context [probably not enough to redeem myself] someone posted a concern that leaving the other cylinders hooked up so that there was the possibility that the engine could run would cause damage to the pressure gauge. I don't think that would happen ... even though there is a fuel/air mixture in the cylinder, the fact that you have to pull the spark plug out to insert the gauge should prevent the cylinder from firing. Steve Buchholz s_buchho@kla.com San Jose, CA (USA)
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