I'm not the sort to worry. Why rebuild now when I can rebuild later? (serious - that is the question I'm looking to answer)
- Dillon On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Bryan Wyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but I still don't understand the idea of running > more air through an engine that is showing signs of weakness. It still > seems like if you're that concerned about the engine (and the possibility of > a rebuild) that you should spend the money to get a darn near perfect > running engine, *then* spend more money to boost it. Your power level would > be higher and you'd be happier because you're not sitting around worrying > about the thing blowing up on you. > > -Bryan > > > --- On *Tue, 6/10/08, Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression? > To: "Bill Cardell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "miatapower List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 1:50 PM > > > Hi guys, > > Thanks for all the input. I can't answer the detailed questions too > definitively. I moved into a smaller apartment last year and don't have > access to the tools myself (incredibly frustrating). Coop (of Coop's Miata) > near Seattle did the tests while he had my car for a roll-bar install. > > I witnessed the compression test but not the leakdown test. As for how > much oil, it wasn't too much as I recall, maybe a few teaspoons per > cylinder? > > As for the leakdown test, I can't say for sure if the motor was hot or > cold. I could ask but I doubt Coop would remember my specific car since > this was a few months ago. I would assume it was hot, as that seems to be > the thing to do, and Coop is experienced at these things. > > He said he could hear the air whistling and that it was definitely rings, > but I don't recall if he said he heard the air at the exhaust, or the > crankcase. I am assuming the crankcase. > > Does any of this add up? > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:59 AM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm with Tim. Make sure the engine is warm. Something else I've seen is >> dislodged carbon from the plug threads throwing off comp tests. On a good >> hot engine, redo both tests. Also, how much oil did you put in? Too much and >> you're just reducing chamber volume, which will push numbers way up. Also, >> as Tim said, where is the air leaking from on the leakdown? That is the >> utility of the leakdown test, it tells you "what" is bad. The bad thing is >> that no test I'm aware of will tell you anything about oil ring condition, >> but you say you're not using oil. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > >
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