[Healeys] compression electrical

Curt/Nancy Arndt cnaarndt at gmail.com
Fri Oct 14 10:01:09 MDT 2011


I concur wholeheartedly with the leak down test versus a compression test.
You'll get a much better indication of the condition of your engine.
Compression test is a waste of time.

Cheers,

Curt

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 3:11 AM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net>wrote:

> John,
>
> You could do a leak down test and not need to spin the engine over on the
> starter.
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
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>
> On 10/14/2011 12:50 AM, john spaur wrote:
>
>> So... I need to do a compression test.
>> The engine is out of the healey sitting on a dolly. I plan on running
>> jumper cables from another car to get the juice to turn the engine over.
>> How should I switch the power on and off. I need a momentary switch. Can
>> I take the solenoid out of the healey and use it? Are there any issues
>> that I should look out for? Does anyone have another idea?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> John Spaur
>> San Jose, CA
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