[Vwdiesel] More Dasher?

[The President]

William to improve the performance of your pressure gauge post down the hose 
some wires to fill in the spare volume. This will give you a better idea of 
true compression values.

Mark

>From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at wildblue.net>
>To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] More Dasher?
>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:16:48 -0700
>
>Finally got the engine back together but haven't run it yet. However, this 
>afternoon I did run a compression check with a new  inexpensive "Made in 
>China" diesel compression tester bought on eBay & what I found, I  think it 
>is bad news. I got the following readings: #1- 200 psi, #2-230 psi, #3-155 
>psi, #4-315 psi. If I recall correctly, ideal compression readings should 
>be 400psi. This is a 1981 Dasher diesel, to refresh your memories.
>
>I removed all the injectors & checked one cylinder at a time. Found carbon 
>deposits on bottom of each injector. Should I clean them with carburetor 
>cleaner, something else, or leave them alone.
>
>I removed the injectors with a 1&1/16 inch deep socket. Don't have a metric 
>deep socket set that large' What size metric deep socket should I buy if I 
>can't a large metric deep socket set to buy.. The largest metric deep 
>socket I have is 24mm.
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