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I posted this over in HCS, but I realized I really use both of these for researching, so I thought maybe you guys over here might be able to help me out too
Thanks
New to the forum, I apologize in advance for the questions:
1. Bought a 2013 RMK Pro with 1200 miles, pulled the cord, felt like decent compression. Got it running (3rd pull from cold), let it warm up for a couple minutes, shifted into reverse and didn't hesitate a bit (good sign, I presume). Offered the $5800 and threw it on the truck. Felt pretty good. Drank a beer or 6
Get home, use my cheapo harbor freight compression tester. Take one plug out, replace with tester, hold throttle wide open, crank 5 times. Highest number 92psi (cold). that's at about 5,000 ft elevation. Other cylinder, 91psi (cold). Drank more beer...bought SLP topend kit.
Should I run it? I used the same tester on a 2005 m8 and got 125psi, which at my elevation was pretty much perfect. This one, not so great. But the cylinders are pretty much exactly the same psi, which is good...but that low?
2. On my topend, can I just lightly rub the cylinder walls using green scotch pad and wd40? After everything I've read, that sounds like the most reasonable prep.
3. When I got the sled home, there was no coolant in it. No leaks, no sweet smell, but no coolant in their (and I was watching the temp, never got it over 120F) So, I researched. The coolant cap seems like the cheapest, easiest first place. Then pressurizing the system to 10-12 psi and looking for leaks. Any other tricks?
4. Heard that SLP rings aren't as good as OEM. Then checked out how much OEM rings were...$146 for 4 rings? Maybe I missed something. Anyways, using the old ones seems like a bad idea. maybe I'm wrong.
Thanks everybody.
Thanks
New to the forum, I apologize in advance for the questions:
1. Bought a 2013 RMK Pro with 1200 miles, pulled the cord, felt like decent compression. Got it running (3rd pull from cold), let it warm up for a couple minutes, shifted into reverse and didn't hesitate a bit (good sign, I presume). Offered the $5800 and threw it on the truck. Felt pretty good. Drank a beer or 6
Get home, use my cheapo harbor freight compression tester. Take one plug out, replace with tester, hold throttle wide open, crank 5 times. Highest number 92psi (cold). that's at about 5,000 ft elevation. Other cylinder, 91psi (cold). Drank more beer...bought SLP topend kit.
Should I run it? I used the same tester on a 2005 m8 and got 125psi, which at my elevation was pretty much perfect. This one, not so great. But the cylinders are pretty much exactly the same psi, which is good...but that low?
2. On my topend, can I just lightly rub the cylinder walls using green scotch pad and wd40? After everything I've read, that sounds like the most reasonable prep.
3. When I got the sled home, there was no coolant in it. No leaks, no sweet smell, but no coolant in their (and I was watching the temp, never got it over 120F) So, I researched. The coolant cap seems like the cheapest, easiest first place. Then pressurizing the system to 10-12 psi and looking for leaks. Any other tricks?
4. Heard that SLP rings aren't as good as OEM. Then checked out how much OEM rings were...$146 for 4 rings? Maybe I missed something. Anyways, using the old ones seems like a bad idea. maybe I'm wrong.
Thanks everybody.