- 1. Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Meierle" <mike.meierle@alcatel.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:10:38 -0400
- What is an acceptable leak down percentage? I've got 3 cylinders at 2% or less and one at 8% I don't like that big of a variance....... Mike Meierle ECTA Record Holder
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00561.html (7,314 bytes)
- 2. Re: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: Flowbench@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:29:21 EDT
- Mike, it kinda depends on what's leaking (or not). Did you do this on a warm or cold engine? is it leaking out the exhaust, intake or breathers? If you are running a standard performance ring package
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00562.html (7,807 bytes)
- 3. RE: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Meierle" <mike.meierle@alcatel.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:46:08 -0400
- It was a cold engine....From what I can tell It's crankcase noise, telling me it's ring leakage. The reason I'm doing it is because I broke a Rocker Arm when the timing belt came off (it was idling t
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00563.html (8,772 bytes)
- 4. RE: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:59:44 -0400
- Tap the exhaust vale a couple times with a plastic hammer and see if it gets a lot better.. Dave
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00564.html (8,224 bytes)
- 5. Re: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: Flowbench@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:05:17 EDT
- Everything sounds OK to me. theres no reason for the rings to be leaking after the failure you had unless you smashed a ring land with a valve. I think you would have leakage out the valve too if tha
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00566.html (7,715 bytes)
- 6. Re: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed Van Scoy" <ed@vetteracing.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:45:49 +0000
- Mike's right.... 6% is nothing on a cold engine. I'm surprised you canhear any air leakage at all..... 'Course I'm half deaf. I'm surethat 6% was there before the rocker arm problem. I do apost-race
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00567.html (8,699 bytes)
- 7. RE: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Meierle" <mike.meierle@alcatel.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:11:53 -0400
- Well, tapping on the exhaust valve with the rubber mallet solved the difference issue. the rocker clearances again, the truck started right up and ran nice and smooth (except for that lope it has at
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00579.html (7,783 bytes)
- 8. RE: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:36:32 -0400
- George Montgomery <sp> ask for his son Greg I think as George has retired but the apple never falls too far from the tree.. .. If you are old enough to remember this is Ohio George of turbo fame..If
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00580.html (8,971 bytes)
- 9. Re: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:00:47 -0700
- But, it has to be really cold! mayf, out in pahrump
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00581.html (8,491 bytes)
- 10. RE: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:46:48 -0400
- Very cold is very very good LOL..
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00582.html (9,512 bytes)
- 11. Re: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: Flowbench@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:50:49 EDT
- Oh and who is your buddy that saved you pulling a head off for nothing a six pack of Bud lite at speedweek will do just fine LOL.. Dave I helped too!! But I like MGD Mike
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00584.html (7,613 bytes)
- 12. RE: Leakdown question (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Meierle" <mike.meierle@alcatel.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:05:09 -0400
- No Speedweek for me. If you look up Ed Safarik at the Econologe, Room 103, Results Central, He will Proxy for me. Mike Meierle ECTA Record Holder --Original Message-- From: owner-land-speed@autox.tea
- /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00587.html (8,156 bytes)
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