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Topic: state of engine without compression tester

Hi, I was wondering: in the absence of a compression tester, or any
other tester for that matter, what sort of tests can you do to
ascertain the state of your engine? my engine is a '67 type I and
seems to pull fine on uphills and straights, and I can't see any
signs of overheating - the only problem if any that i can see is
that it consumes a bit more gas than other beetles around here but I
think it may be a carb tuning problem than anything else - yet a
mechanic here tells me it needs an overhaul. I'm in Kathmandu,
Nepal, btw.

Thanks in advance,

Rajiv

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Re: state of engine without compression tester

Three quick observations, if your engine passes these, it is usually
OK.

1. Does it idle smooth at normal rpm?

2. Is there any knocks or unusual noise?

3. Any smoke at operating temperature?

Any engine that fails these tests may be OK but a more detailed
examination would be necessary.

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Re: state of engine without compression tester

Another thing you might try is, with the engine running, pull the
plug wires one at a time (watch for shocks, keep yourself
insulated!) at the distributor and replace and see if the engine
bogs down equally on all four cylinders. They should all sound
relatively the same. It's a crude but effective trick (I found a
dead cylinder on a "perfect running" slant six D*dge engine once
with this method once).
Good luck!
  -David


totenkoff wrote:
>
> Three quick observations, if your engine passes these, it is usually
> OK.
>
> 1. Does it idle smooth at normal rpm?
>
> 2. Is there any knocks or unusual noise?
>
> 3. Any smoke at operating temperature?
>
> Any engine that fails these tests may be OK but a more detailed
> examination would be necessary.
>

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Re: state of engine without compression tester

Thanks, Totenkoff, my engine idles OK, no smoke, no weird noises.

And thanks, David, I haven't tried that out yet, will do.

Regards,

Rajiv