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Austin wont start
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Hi Pendragon

I found it difficult to feel the compression by placing my thumb on the spark plug hole.  So I use a compression tester without the dial gauge but the finger of a rubber glove fastened over the end.  As you crank the engine the glove finger inflates.  Do it too quickly and it pops like a balloon.  If you don’t have a compression tester, sacrifice a spark plug by drilling out the core.

Once you have established TDC on No 1 compression stroke put a dab of paint on the cam pulley immediately by the bolt on the dynamo housing.  In that way you will always be able to find TDC on No 1 without resorting to cutting up a rubber glove.

Cheers

Howard
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Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 10-11-2022, 10:45 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by David Stepney - 10-11-2022, 11:07 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by John Cornforth - 10-11-2022, 03:44 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Chris KC - 10-11-2022, 04:15 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Howard Wright - 10-11-2022, 04:35 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Graham Barker - 10-11-2022, 07:35 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 10-11-2022, 07:41 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by John Mason - 10-11-2022, 09:15 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Dave Mann - 11-11-2022, 11:19 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by Reckless Rat - 11-11-2022, 11:49 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by Chris KC - 11-11-2022, 02:24 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Colin Wilks - 11-11-2022, 06:07 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 12-11-2022, 11:10 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by Chris KC - 12-11-2022, 11:35 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by Charles Levien - 12-11-2022, 12:43 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Reckless Rat - 12-11-2022, 12:52 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 12-11-2022, 03:34 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Reckless Rat - 12-11-2022, 03:45 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 12-11-2022, 04:22 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by John Cornforth - 12-11-2022, 05:27 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by andrew34ruby - 12-11-2022, 05:50 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Colin Wilks - 12-11-2022, 06:42 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 16-11-2022, 07:54 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by John Cornforth - 16-11-2022, 09:46 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Tiger - 16-11-2022, 10:35 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Ivor Hawkins - 17-11-2022, 11:07 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by Reckless Rat - 17-11-2022, 11:47 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by Alan - 17-11-2022, 02:44 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Austin Nippy - 18-11-2022, 10:41 AM
RE: Austin wont start - by John Mason - 18-11-2022, 04:12 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by pendragon374 - 18-11-2022, 08:09 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Duncan Grimmond - 22-11-2022, 06:54 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Steve Jones - 22-11-2022, 08:08 PM
RE: Austin wont start - by Peter Naulls - 22-11-2022, 09:15 PM

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