Compression test
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Compression test
I have a 1982 f150 302 5.0
When doing a compression test online says to remove fuel pump/injectors and or fuel relay.
Since i have a mechanical fuel pump what do i do?
And i my vehicle isnt running so i cannot warm up the engine first.
Will this affect psi?
Thanks
When doing a compression test online says to remove fuel pump/injectors and or fuel relay.
Since i have a mechanical fuel pump what do i do?
And i my vehicle isnt running so i cannot warm up the engine first.
Will this affect psi?
Thanks
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I have a carb & mechanical pump setup. To do mine I just removed the connection from the tank to the fuel pump and then ran the engine to clear out the remaining fuel.
Although I'm confused by your comment on the vehicle not running. Are you saying it is a non-running motor you want to compression test?
Although I'm confused by your comment on the vehicle not running. Are you saying it is a non-running motor you want to compression test?
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Not warmed up may make your readings a little bit lower. It's not going to crank as fast cold.
If you take the ignition wire off, I don't see a little bit of fuel entering the engine as a problem. You do need to tie the carb wide open so it can gulp as much air as possible to get good readings.
If you do not want any fuel entering the engine, you are going to have to drain all the fuel out of the carb and disconnect the input to the fuel pump. All your sparkplugs should be out, all at the same time, so it might shoot some fuel out of the sparkplug holes if there is any entering the engine.
If you take the ignition wire off, I don't see a little bit of fuel entering the engine as a problem. You do need to tie the carb wide open so it can gulp as much air as possible to get good readings.
If you do not want any fuel entering the engine, you are going to have to drain all the fuel out of the carb and disconnect the input to the fuel pump. All your sparkplugs should be out, all at the same time, so it might shoot some fuel out of the sparkplug holes if there is any entering the engine.
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I just did a compression test on my '84 302 recently, and I didn't bother draining fuel. However, I only did one side at a time...meaning that I ran the engine in between.
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Every instruction sez engine warmed up to operating temperature, but. What you're looking for mainly is that all cylinders are close to each other. So if they are all between 140 and 150, that's not too bad. But if one cylinder is 60, you gotta problem. Or for example if two adjacent cylinders are very low that points to a bad head gasket. Ideally each cylinder should pump quickly up to about 90% of the high number on the very first stroke. If you get reasonably good numbers cold it seems to me they would only improve when hot. A mechanic's vacuum gauge also provides a good indication of rings and valves if you look at the charts and what to look for.
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Every instruction sez engine warmed up to operating temperature, but. What you're looking for mainly is that all cylinders are close to each other. So if they are all between 140 and 150, that's not too bad. But if one cylinder is 60, you gotta problem. Or for example if two adjacent cylinders are very low that points to a bad head gasket. Ideally each cylinder should pump quickly up to about 90% of the high number on the very first stroke. If you get reasonably good numbers cold it seems to me they would only improve when hot. A mechanic's vacuum gauge also provides a good indication of rings and valves if you look at the charts and what to look for.
Who wants to work on a hot motor and get burned?
I also never had fuel pour into the engine and spit out the plug holes.
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Yes its a non running engine.
Bad timing i believe is the reason my engine isnt running and i just want to make sure everything that has to do with it starting is good.
Bad timing i believe is the reason my engine isnt running and i just want to make sure everything that has to do with it starting is good.
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Slight subject change.........do you have a pic of your truck?
My '83 was also Light Spruce/White originally, but it was resprayed in Dark Spruce/White before I bought it.
I haven't seen another truck in LS, & would be interested to.
Thanks.
My '83 was also Light Spruce/White originally, but it was resprayed in Dark Spruce/White before I bought it.
I haven't seen another truck in LS, & would be interested to.
Thanks.
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I would say take the color code number off the cert. sticker on the drivers door to a auto body supply store and they should be able to mix the color for you.
Now most mix it in quarts but might be able to get a pint but you need to get thinner and spray it out of a spray gun.
Some can mix it and put it in a spray bomb.....can, so you can spray if you don't have the equipment to spray paint.
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Now most mix it in quarts but might be able to get a pint but you need to get thinner and spray it out of a spray gun.
Some can mix it and put it in a spray bomb.....can, so you can spray if you don't have the equipment to spray paint.
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