New Rings Installed--When to check compression?

have you checked/adjusted your valves since rebuid?

Keep riding. If it's fun and running well, I would not worry about it.

PS. If your comprssion tester uses a Schrader valve, make sure it's not leaking. They get fouled easily.

PLUMMEN wrote:

have you checked/adjusted your valves since rebuid?

Oh, yes. And a leakdown test confirmed that the leak is at the pistons.

Duck wrote:

Keep riding. If it's fun and running well, I would not worry about it.

PS. If your comprssion tester uses a Schrader valve, make sure it's not leaking. They get fouled easily.

I will keep riding until winter. Then I think I'll take a peek inside. I just can't let a known problem go unchecked forever.

As for the guage, I did borrow another gauge to double check the readings. No difference.

Post edited by: Skyman, at: 2007/07/12 00:17

your method of breakin sounds good to me. If it runs well, has plenty of power, doesn't smoke who cares what the gauges say???

I just rebuilt my J and adopted the break in yu used. She' fine and I havent even bothered to check the PSI. Dont worry ride happy!