2004LEBanshee Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 This may be stupid but do you just screw it in and kick it over a few times or is there something else to it? When warm or cold ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrider Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Kick it till you achieve the highest reading.Mine reads about 15-20psi higher when warmed up a bit. Some say they hold the throttle open while kicking it over.It just takes a few extra kicks if ya don't. What part of ohio are you from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVPOPPAPUMP Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 The Clymers manual states to warm up the engine to normal operating temperature then do compression check by kicking till the gauge stops going any higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonman Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 I like to try to do both. (the cold and warmed up readings) And holding the throttle open will get some fuel and oil into the cylinders, and also let air into the motor to make the compression. And yes, like mentioned before, kick it over untill the needle stops moving. Mine stops moving at 195 or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2004LEBanshee Posted November 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 South of Youngstown. Canfield to be exact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 I like to try to do both. (the cold and warmed up readings) And holding the throttle open will get some fuel and oil into the cylinders, and also let air into the motor to make the compression. And yes, like mentioned before, kick it over untill the needle stops moving. Mine stops moving at 195 or so... I'll thinking the opposite boonman. Holding the throttle open with such little air flow (not running just kicking it over) doens't allow as much fuel to flow. There is less vacuum when you hold the throttle open. It also allows more air to compress. To test your rings, do the test cold. Take your reading. Then put a table spoon of oil in the cylinder through the spark plug hole and test again. If there is a significant increase in compression, you need to fix the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 To test your rings, do the test cold. Take your reading. Then put a table spoon of oil in the cylinder through the spark plug hole and test again. If there is a significant increase in compression, you need to fix the problem. Really... ...good to know. Last time I checked mine shee was cold & I had 150lbs on each cyl...I let each side hold the 150lbs each for 3 min....figured shee's good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2004LEBanshee Posted November 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 What do you mean by hold the 150? and what is a big difference also do I use pre-mix I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 How in the heck did you get the cylinder to hold compression? The gauges are made to not let air back out anyway. I'm a little confused on that one led.. Well, if you compression is low and you put oil in it and the compression becomes a normal number then your rings are the problem. As far as the oil, it's probably best to use whatever you run with your fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2004LEBanshee Posted November 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Just tested it while holding the gas and it is. 116 and 115 I think. Is this common to be a little diffrent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 They're fine as long as they are within 10%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeleymaster99 Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 what i do is pull it with a other atv or something else and put in in 2nt gear and hold throttle wide open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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