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--- veedub@apartment101.com wrote: > As everyone may remember I had a > problem with a cross > threaded plug on my Notchback. I thought the > problem was fixed but all of a > sudden I noticed she started running funny upon > acceleration and she doesn't > have the get up and go> > > I ran a compression test wet and dry > > Cylinders 1,2,3 =3D 110-112# (consistent) > Cylinder 4 =3D 92# (this was the cross threaded > cylinder) > > I squirted some oil down the cylinder and the > compression jumped to 110# on > cylinder 4. So, I am guessing that I cracked a > ring. Or would this have been a previous problem > waiting to happen? > > . > > > Jason > 68 Notch > > From the test you have done, the only thing left is rings, the oil in the cylinder took the valves out of the picture. nothing you did would have caused this, just the luck of the draw. Phil > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit > http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com