[Vwpickups] Compression tester...

[Mathew Banack]

So this A2 Golf is being weird...  not starting.

 

I agree I need to check compression.   Go to E-bay, and I see compression testers for $20 and up.

 

Has anyone any experience with the cheap one, versus the expensive ones?

 

http://cgi.ebay.ca/CAR-TRUCK-DIESEL-ENGINE-check-COMPRESSION-TESTER-TOOL_W0QQitemZ350262057106QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Automotive_Tools?hash=item518d3ed892


 

http://cgi.ebay.ca/DIESEL-COMPRESSION-TESTER-ADAPTER-GAUGE-VW-MERCEDES-NEW_W0QQitemZ160373598526QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255702e93e

 

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Professional-Diesel-engine-compression-tester-tool-kit_W0QQitemZ270474306145QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Automotive_Tools?hash=item3ef9866261

 

Something tells me one gets what one pays for....

 

Mathew Banack

 

 

 
> From: decker at toledotel.com
> To: vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Subject: Re: [Vwpickups] A2 glow plug !@#$! - firewall fuse?
> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:39:17 -0800
> 
> It's time to get a compression tester. Untill one knows the compression one
> is working blind.
> Brian Decker
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mathew Banack" <jiggseob at hotmail.com>
> To: <vwpickups at neubayern.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:12 PM
> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] A2 glow plug !@#$! - firewall fuse?
> 
> 
> 
> I got some help, hald a booster cable from the battery post to the #1 glow
> plug for the right amount of time, then cranked - still no-start. Lotsa
> smoke though.
> 
> 
> 
> Something else is a problem. It kinda kicks over, almost starting, but not.
> Would air in the fuel do that? I would think air in the fuel would give a
> no-smoke no-fuel thing. There's enough smoke - black and stinky - to bring
> the neighbour out of his house bearing a fire extinguisher. I had the
> battery on the charger for two days, and the block heater plugged in, the
> head was warm to the touch. It shoulda started without glow.
> 
> 
> 
> Further investigation. I found a 1/4 can of ether startig fluid, left under
> the leaf-tray by the previous owner. 3/4 can of ether is enough to toast an
> engine....
> 
> 
> 
> I wish I had a method of checking compression. Any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jiggs.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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