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Leak-down test

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Subject: Leak-down test
From: ps4330@okc01.rb.jccbi.gov (Peter Schauss x 2014)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 16:33:47 -0500
Questions about doing a leak-down test:

1.  How much pressure should I use?

2.  What position should the piston be in (tdc on the firing stroke )?

3.  What constitutes a "good" reading?  How do I interpret the results?

thanks,

Peter Schauss
ps4330@okc01.rb.jccbi.gov
schauss@worldnet.att.net
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II
1980 MGB

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