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Compression too high? 200

posted by  Calpete on  Thu Apr 10 09:51 CST 2008
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Just had my mechanic do a compression & leak-down test on my '80 242DL w/a 9.3:1 comp. ratio & an M45. Came up with 190 psi on all 4. Sounds kind of high to me. Does he need to check his gauge? If its accurate that's great. Anybody know what the range should be? Thanks.






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