Hey for anyone near central PA/MD with a compression tester I'm anxious to see how my motor is holding up, I have reason to believe I may have an issue but I need to test to confirm
1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85
I think you can rent them at advanced or autozone.
Go buy one they're cheap.
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like I told you before matt, when it comes time to change you head gasket I will help out, I figured out the timming pretty good, so I think I could do that to your car, hit me up
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Bubble guts wrote:Go buy one they're cheap.
agreed...or find someone who's rebuilt a rotary, and borrow theirs.
even if i had one i dont know how to use it
1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85
Rodimus Prime wrote:even if i had one i dont know how to use it
real easy, remove spark plug, screw in tester adapter dealy, rotate crank, watch for leak down.
Sears sells a cheap one for like $25.There easy to use.Just remove the spark plug,screw the adapter in,and crank the car for a few seconds.It should read around 200 psi.I think your supposed to put a screwdriver into the throttle body to open up the throttle plate while you do it.Oh,and make sure you remove the fuel pump fuse.A leak down tester will be your best bet though.That will tell you if you have a bad piston ring,leaking valves,or a bad head gasket.Youll probably have to bring it to a shop to get done though because you need an air compressor to do it.
Peter
'06 Cobalt ss/sc W/G85 Package
Gm Stage II W/2.79" Pulley
K&N Drop In Filter
Custom Magnaflow Dual Exhaust
BEWARE I think he may want it for his Ass.
I have one PM me if you want me to test our engine for you. Just did Fallen Angels engine a few weeks back. Hit me up if you want.
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