XxMeltIcexX Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I have been searching for a few days how to find squish on my engine, no where to be found. Can someone help me out here? I feel stupid! lol, trying to stick solder in my spark plug hole not knowing how i'm going to keep it from moving or getting an accurate reading, or knowing where to measure, or how long the solder needs to be exactly...help would be appreciated! :biggrin: Thanks Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) I have been searching for a few days how to find squish on my engine, no where to be found. Can someone help me out here? I feel stupid! lol, trying to stick solder in my spark plug hole not knowing how i'm going to keep it from moving or getting an accurate reading, or knowing where to measure, or how long the solder needs to be exactly...help would be appreciated! :biggrin: Thanks Eric haven't done it on a shee, but just make it into A 90* sorta (dont make the tail to long to get to the wall)put it in the plug hole all the way to one side & turn it over 1 time past tdc... in the diesels we bend it into the dish, but we have to take the head back off to take it back out & measure use solid core (w/o rosin) Edited May 13, 2007 by 375hp banshees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Take the spark plug out, take a piece of solder and bend it to a 90 at the bottom. Put it down the hole where the spark plug goes, and pull the solder up the side of the cylinder till you feel it stop where the head starts. Turn the motor over and then measure your squish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfoot350 Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 You need to put it down the hole either left or right. This way you are inline with the wrist pin and the piston can not rock. It makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxMeltIcexX Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 lmao, so in other words i'm taking the chance of breaking off a piece of solder in my cylinder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 It wont break off in there. If it pinches it that hard youve got a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 lmao, so in other words i'm taking the chance of breaking off a piece of solder in my cylinder... or taking the chance of having eng problems due to improper squish ...just kick it slow & take your time you'll be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam2 Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 You need to put it down the hole either left or right. This way you are inline with the wrist pin and the piston can not rock. It makes a big difference. absolutely. parralel with the crank shaft. lmao, so in other words i'm taking the chance of breaking off a piece of solder in my cylinder... i know it sounds risky. you shouldn't break off a piece of solder in your cylinders. i haven't, yet. but, solder is soft and it shouldn't hurt any thing if a "small" piece did break off. i would rather have a "small" piece of solder in my jugs than a piece of sand. use electrical solder from a place like radio shack (.062 diameter). it tends to be softer than solder that is typically used for sweating copper plumbing joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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