RE: [DML] Re: Houston, I have a (compression) problem

["Joseph Kuchan" <josephkuchan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rings, piston, or cylinder walls.

Next step is to do a leak-down test. (Or have one done by a mechanic if you 
don't know how to do one yourself.) That will tell you a lot more about 
where the leakage is. Leakage will most likely be into the crankcase in your 
case.

-Joe Kuchan

>From: doctorDHD@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [DML] Re: Houston, I have a (compression) problem
>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:09:36 EDT
>
>As a follow up I put a few squirts of oil in the cylinder and the 
>compression
>went from 45 to 90.
>
>I gues this means a ring or piston problem.

>




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