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Old 01-03-2008 | 02:26 PM
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hi, today i did a compresion test in the 1991 honda civic DX for my son since my uncle give it to him, but i forgot to lock the throttle wide open and i got theses reading, how much diferent between the throttle open an d closed, thank you
1 cylinder 200 psi, at the first crank 150 psi
2 cylinder 180 psi, at the first crack 110 psi
3 cylinder 205 psi, at the first crank 110 psi
4 cylinder 215 psi, at the first crank 115 psi

so what do you think?
 
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Old 01-03-2008 | 03:58 PM
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You'll get random numbers with the throttle closed. RUn the test again with the throttle wide open and you'll see much more consistent results
 
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Old 01-03-2008 | 04:01 PM
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i will tomorrow, but are thoses number tell youanything regarding the engine
 
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Old 01-07-2008 | 04:10 AM
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ORIGINAL: jcpower

i will tomorrow, but are thoses number tell youanything regarding the engine
They won't tell me anything because the test was not run properly.
 
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