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uneven compression 700 1988

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posted by  Hank Scorpio on  Mon Dec 31 19:49 CST 2001
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Which cylinder did you start with? Warm engine? Did you add oil and retest each cylinder to rule out the rings? I don't think a 10% difference is enough to be worried about, but from what little I know, 135 does sound like it's on the low side. You could try a leakdown test too.
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New uneven compression [300][1988]
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