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Compression test numbers seem high? 1800

posted by  Chris Mullet on  Tue Aug 8 15:20 CST 2017
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"... I guess the only real solutions are: retard timing, use avgas, or use water injection..."

In addition, set the idle as low as possible, richen the mixture, and maybe drop the spark plugs a couple temp ranges colder.
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