[TR] GT6 problems

oliver sumton at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jun 29 07:34:11 MDT 2009


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 at hotmail.com>
To: <jimmuller at rcn.com>; <triumphs at 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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