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- From: norcott_bill@tandem.com (Bill Norcott)
- Subject: Re: What compression value should I expect on a 87 Tercel?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.232959.17400@tandem.com>
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- References: <1993Jan27.215503.11251@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:29:59 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.215503.11251@ryn.mro4.dec.com>, milind@vaxwrk.enet.dec.com () writes:
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- |> Hi guys,
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- |> I recently bought a used 1987 Toyota Tercel 3 dr.liftback. I had a compression
- |> test done on it before buying and got compression values around 170 in all
- |> four cylinders. The range was 166-172. Is this OK?
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- Yes. A big problem like cracked head or bad piston rings will put
- one cylinder way below the rest. A difference of 6 PSI is in the
- noise range. You could probably bring them closer by adjusting the
- valve clearances, but I would not worry about that small a difference.
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