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Offline aminorthreat1

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compression test
« on: 10 February 2010, 17:37 »
i've got a suspected blown head gasket on my mk3 gti ABF, its done 98k and the coolant is boiling over. im gonna do a compression test tomorrow and i need to know what each cylinder should be running at. 
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Offline javalin

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Re: compression test
« Reply #1 on: 02 March 2010, 19:54 »
150+ psi ish.

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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: compression test
« Reply #2 on: 02 March 2010, 21:19 »
What were your results?
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Offline aminorthreat1

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Re: compression test
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2010, 08:25 »
all around 180ish i think it was a few week ago now, havin a nightmare with the cooling system: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=146316.0
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