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Old 10-08-2007, 02:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
pianomaniac
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Originally Posted by TimMullen View Post
One thing that was skipped in the instructions.

When you are cranking the engine, open the throttle fully. It does make a difference in the pressure readings that you will get, and it will come up to full pressure much quicker (with less drain on the battery).
Tim, I believe he covered that in step #12.

"12. Hold down gas and clutch at the same time, crank engine over about 6 times, until needle stops jumping on compression tester"
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