i think you have it backwards - the oil seals the rings and makes the
compression come up if the rings are bad
http://www.aa1car.com/library/compression.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
To: <jimmuller@rcn.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] GT6 problems
> Run the compression test again after squirting some oil in the cylinders
> just
> before taking the readings. If the compression come up then the problem
> is
> valves. If it doesn't come up the problem is likely rings.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tom
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