fbh Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 ... you took an old spark plug, drilled it out down the middle, attached a hose and a pressure gauge? would this be good enough for a compression meter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Model, year????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 any model/year the spark plug fits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Best method for doing that, is to bust the ceramic out of the base and weld/braize an air fitting to it. Then you put the chuck end on the gage using a length of hose. Now, you can either take a compression reading, or use it to put air in the cylinder to hold the valves closed when doing valve seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 I wonder how many people are sitting there going "now THAT's a neat way to get NOS!" - until they realise that a cylinder ain't much use without a spark plug :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbobdole Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 or... you could just go to harbor freight and buy a $15 gauge..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbh Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 I could, but where's the fun in that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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