Compression test...it was only a joke, folks

[Avi <Avi@cosmoslink.net>]

Gerard,
That messege is a JOKE, JOKE, JOKE, JOKE...........................
I repeat JOKE JOKE JOKE JOKE......
Got it?........
It's the same as if I told you to stick a knife in the left side of your
chest to find out the heart location....... if you are dead that means you
have a heart on the left, if not you have to search some more.......
Avi


At 04:51 PM 11/16/97 +0200, you wrote:
>> if  a LOT of noise is heard (mechanical), car engine has higher compression
>> and engine is interference engine (almost all engines are nowadays)
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>Hi Avi! :)
>
>Sorry, but there is no way I'm doing this. I'm sure if this is tried
>in an "interference" motor (valve drops below highest level of piston,
>right?) then the obvious thing would be me having to get a new
>cylinder head and all the extra gear. Piston is down, inlet valve is
>down (thanks to timing belt, we hope), piston is up, inlet valve is
>down (thanks to NO timing belt), piston makes whoopie with valve
>and my motor is f***ed!
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>This does sound dangerous to me. I mean I'm no technical child when
>it comes to motors (heck, have a look at my other posts to this
>list :P ), but this timing belt removal and engine cranking thing is
>not for me.
>
>G.
>-- 
>"a thousand miles from here, there is another person smiling"
>1990 Turbo (200T)
>name   : gerard van vught
>tel    : +27-57-912 2658 (w) / 082 923 9609 (cell)
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>         gerard@acenet.co.za / van_vught@frg.issi.co.za
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