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| - | ====== REF: Troubleshooting - Engine - 04 ====== | + | ====== REF: Service Procedures 21 ====== |
| ====== Cylinder Leak-Down Test ====== | ====== Cylinder Leak-Down Test ====== | ||
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| * These are both fancy names for a deceptively simple process (installing an air gauge in the spark plug hole and noting the results). ((GOTWA of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26208)) | * These are both fancy names for a deceptively simple process (installing an air gauge in the spark plug hole and noting the results). ((GOTWA of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26208)) | ||
| * A compression test checks the cylinder's maximum pressure ability. A low reading reflects poor sealing of the chamber. | * A compression test checks the cylinder's maximum pressure ability. A low reading reflects poor sealing of the chamber. | ||
| - | * See [[techtalk:ref:trouble03|Performing a Compression Test]] in the REF section of the Sportsterpedia. | + | * See [[techtalk:ref:svcproc20|Performing a Compression Test]] in the REF section of the Sportsterpedia. |
| * Generally if a compression test shows anything suspect, the next step is a leak down test. ((milmat1 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26208&page=2)) | * Generally if a compression test shows anything suspect, the next step is a leak down test. ((milmat1 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26208&page=2)) | ||
| * A leak-down test checks the cylinder's ability to hold pressure (seal) and will reflect where the leak is occuring. | * A leak-down test checks the cylinder's ability to hold pressure (seal) and will reflect where the leak is occuring. | ||
