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Slow progress I'm afraid, mainly due to having lovely neighbours who stop and talk for ages!
I've put the old turbo and air manifold back on for now, filled it up with new oil and fitted the compression tester to via the heater plug hole to No1 cylinder.
Nothing in showing on the gauge.
This joint,below the nut, swivels and is quite loose. I can't see it being gas tight.
Is it supposed to be loose. Brand new tester! There was a little valve, like a tyre valve, in the end of the adaptor that screwed in to the glowplug hole. Couldn't see how gas could get passed this as there is nothing to press the pin in the middle of it. Took it out and tried again, still no reading on the compression tester.
Also, the No4 (nearest bulkhead if that's right) heater plug has burned away on the end. Can that happen
Does it mean serious damage to the cylinder
They are laid out, from the left 4, 3, 2, 1
Should I just resign myself to taking the head off?
I've put the old turbo and air manifold back on for now, filled it up with new oil and fitted the compression tester to via the heater plug hole to No1 cylinder.
Nothing in showing on the gauge.
This joint,below the nut, swivels and is quite loose. I can't see it being gas tight.
Is it supposed to be loose. Brand new tester! There was a little valve, like a tyre valve, in the end of the adaptor that screwed in to the glowplug hole. Couldn't see how gas could get passed this as there is nothing to press the pin in the middle of it. Took it out and tried again, still no reading on the compression tester.
Also, the No4 (nearest bulkhead if that's right) heater plug has burned away on the end. Can that happen
Does it mean serious damage to the cylinder They are laid out, from the left 4, 3, 2, 1
Should I just resign myself to taking the head off?
