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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 04:22 PM
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compression check

anyone know where I can buy a compression tester that uses the glow plug threads that will not set me back $400? Thanks in advance. year of the truck is a 06 if that matters.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 04:40 PM
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drill and tap a glow plug
 
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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 05:19 PM
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Look for an adapter you can use. I don't have it saved anymore but I think there was a mityvac adapter last I looked.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2018 | 09:03 PM
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harbor fright also has a affordable guage adapter set
 
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