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Subject: Re: C-GTlopin' update
In message <970929124548_814092679@emout10.mail.aol.com> C1J1Miller@aol.com writes:
> Make sure you are using the compression tester correctly; my understanding is
> that you want to remove all four plugs, make sure you have a fully charged
> battery (or use a jumper from another car...). IME, my cars have typically
> been within about 3-4 psi across the board, so your numbers don't look so
> great to me. Try adding a little oil to each cylinder in turn to see if that
> has a dramatic change... could have scored piston walls?...
And if you get a low adjacent pair, try re-measuring each with a plug in the
other.
BTDT.
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Phil Payne
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club