Posted by Glen on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 11:06AM :
In Reply to: More compression questions posted by Gil Huguley on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 10:36AM :
A more accurate way of checking a engines health is to use a leakdown tester which uses a static air pressure applied to the cylinder at TDC and shows what percentage of leakage is present and you can also hear if the pressure loss is coming from the valves, rings, or head gasket.