[Vwdiesel] Compression Test

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/9/2008 8:28:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com writes:

> I just re-seated the head on my 2.1l Renault turbo diesel and have a
> question. If I turn it over by hand without the valves opening at all, I can
> hear air hissing out the bottom of the cylinders. Is that a sign of worn
> piston rings or do I need to re-do the head gasket again?
> 

  Sounds like you're describing the typical sound you hear when 
slowly turning a engine over.  It's compression going past the 
rings.  Try Total Seal rings and you'll pretty much never hear 
that again!  ;-D
    Loren


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