IN THE CLUB TOOLBOX
NOVEMBER 2021
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By Tony Gray, Member #3905
COMPRESSION TESTER
I
s your old motor feeling a bit tired, not as energetic as it used to be? Has it taken up smoking? It might be in need of a compression test and the club can help out here. We have a compression gauge with a flexible hose and multiple heads to connect to spark plug holes of different diameters. The gauge is calibrated to read imperial lb/in2 as well as metric kPa. The compression gauge is available for loan or can be brought along to a service day if you place a request in advance.
This one-size-fits-all doesn’t need a test as the compression force and instructions for getting the result first time are quite clear. Makes an ideal Mother’s Day present.
