great video dude! The show looked to have a good variety of cars there! I especially liked that vw split screen ... that was slammed to the floor! what i wouldnt give to have that lol
Cheers mate! yeah its a good one. theres another on the 4th July but I cant make it. Have you ever compression tested yours? just wondering if 125psi is ok?
@@RetroAndRusty it’s gutting when you get a date for a show you can’t make! 😂 No never done mine actually! Was thinking of doing it actually but haven’t got any kit yet so won’t be for a few weeks or so I would think!
I did this a couple of times and took the fuel pipe from the Carb and put it in a Glass jar. If you do that keep an eye on it though as it will fill up quick. I'm not sure if clamping it would be a good idea as the fuel would have nowhere to go? It might damage something or blow the clamp off and go everywhere?
@@RetroAndRusty i ended up just disconnecting the coil, the pump won't work unless the cars running. I did the compression test and the pressure isn't holding in any of the cylinders. Do you think its a faulty compression tester?
@@ashikdossajee7533 sorry to hear your getting nothing. It’s probably worth trying another gauge and also I think oil down the cylinders helps seal the piston rings. Will your engine not fire at all? What happened or are the symptoms?
@@RetroAndRusty the engine fires up nicely and drives fine, the issue is I get blue smoke from the exhaust on hard acceleration, i think the rings are bad 😑. I guess I'll try another gauge i cant see why it wouldn't hold compression on all 4.
@@ashikdossajee7533 it could be I’m not sure to be honest. It could be valve stem seals maybe? I get a bit of smoke form them sometimes if the car has sat around. I’d say check out a few more videos, try the oil method and make sure you do the test with the car warm as well. Hope you can get to the bottom of it soon.
Nice saying hello to you briefly the other afternoon as we passed each other in our cars.
great video dude! The show looked to have a good variety of cars there! I especially liked that vw split screen ... that was slammed to the floor! what i wouldnt give to have that lol
Ian liking the content. I have a 2.8i Capri myself
Enjoyed that, might check the show out on the 4th july, a really good mix of cars.
Good video mate! Nice little car meet too! I do love a show with massive variety of cars!
Cheers mate! yeah its a good one. theres another on the 4th July but I cant make it. Have you ever compression tested yours? just wondering if 125psi is ok?
@@RetroAndRusty it’s gutting when you get a date for a show you can’t make! 😂
No never done mine actually! Was thinking of doing it actually but haven’t got any kit yet so won’t be for a few weeks or so I would think!
I'm getting 95 lbs on my 73 Pinto 2.0 with 5 cranks, I'll go check again, it sounds like you're doing 9-10 cranks
When doing compression test with a mechanical fuel pump do you have to clamp the fuel line? Or will be ok to just disconnect coil?
I did this a couple of times and took the fuel pipe from the Carb and put it in a Glass jar. If you do that keep an eye on it though as it will fill up quick. I'm not sure if clamping it would be a good idea as the fuel would have nowhere to go? It might damage something or blow the clamp off and go everywhere?
@@RetroAndRusty i ended up just disconnecting the coil, the pump won't work unless the cars running. I did the compression test and the pressure isn't holding in any of the cylinders. Do you think its a faulty compression tester?
@@ashikdossajee7533 sorry to hear your getting nothing. It’s probably worth trying another gauge and also I think oil down the cylinders helps seal the piston rings. Will your engine not fire at all? What happened or are the symptoms?
@@RetroAndRusty the engine fires up nicely and drives fine, the issue is I get blue smoke from the exhaust on hard acceleration, i think the rings are bad 😑. I guess I'll try another gauge i cant see why it wouldn't hold compression on all 4.
@@ashikdossajee7533 it could be I’m not sure to be honest. It could be valve stem seals maybe? I get a bit of smoke form them sometimes if the car has sat around. I’d say check out a few more videos, try the oil method and make sure you do the test with the car warm as well. Hope you can get to the bottom of it soon.