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* If you haven't disconnected the coil, you can insert the plugs into the plug wires and press the plugs against the cylinder heads for grounding. ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48311)) | * If you haven't disconnected the coil, you can insert the plugs into the plug wires and press the plugs against the cylinder heads for grounding. ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48311)) | ||
- Connect the compression gauge to the first cylinder. | - Connect the compression gauge to the first cylinder. | ||
- | - Make sure the **throttle plate is fully open** (and choke, if present) before turning over the engine (not the enrichener). | + | - Make sure the **throttle plate is fully open** (and the choke, if present) before turning over the engine. |
* If using a CV carb, **hold the slide up.** ((aswracing http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26208&page=2)) | * If using a CV carb, **hold the slide up.** ((aswracing http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26208&page=2)) | ||
* If the cylinder can't freely pull in air, the compression reading will be low. | * If the cylinder can't freely pull in air, the compression reading will be low. | ||
- | * **Do NOT pull the enrichener knob** - The enrichener is mis-named a choke but it is not a choke plate. | + | * **Do NOT pull the enrichener knob** - The enrichener is mis-named a choke ('86-'06) but it is not a choke plate. |
- Crank the engine continuously through 5-7 compression strokes. (until there is no further increase in reading at the gauge) ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48311)) | - Crank the engine continuously through 5-7 compression strokes. (until there is no further increase in reading at the gauge) ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=48311)) | ||
- Record the readings at the end of the first and last strokes for this cylinder. | - Record the readings at the end of the first and last strokes for this cylinder. |