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Old 02-06-2015, 10:22 AM
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New compression tester wierdness

So I followed the advice of some old posts here about doing a compression test on my 6.9 and ordered a Star Products 15-53: Star Products TU-15-53 Compression Tester - Compression / Press Test

I just got it tonight and when I opened it up I noticed that the gauge doesn't read zero. I've put a picture on this link: https://plus.google.com/photos/10923...Knorc-kwIOU7gE

Is there an adjustment that I need to do or should I just RMA it?
 
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Old 02-06-2015, 10:31 AM
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Did you hit the pressure release?
 
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Did you hit the pressure release?
Yep, no movement, no hissing.
 
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So I am going to return this tester, do people think I should try another of that same item or request a refund and get a different tester? If I get a different tester, do people have an recommendations on which to get?
 
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