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#1 (**permalink**) 06 Sep 2003, 11:45 pm

Is the following compression readings good on a 92 Honda Accord EX 236,000
miles?
engine warm

165, 150, 167, 165

TIA
Bill

#2 (**permalink**) 07 Sep 2003, 01:05 am

In article <CJy6b.3844$W65.2137@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com> , "BILL"
<billspamegg@baconspam.net> wrote:

> Is the following compression readings good on a 92 Honda Accord EX 236,000
> miles?
> engine warm
>
> 165, 150, 167, 165
>
> TIA
> Bill

Standard (New) Service Limit
______________ _____________
Nominal 178 psi
Minimum 135 psi
Max variation 28 psi

Looks like your within spec...

--
Mike

#3 (**permalink**) 08 Sep 2003, 03:35 pm

In article <mike-r-0709030207250001@user-2iveli5.dialup.mindspring.com>,
mike-r@earthlink.net (Mike R) wrote:

> In article <CJy6b.3844$W65.2137@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com> , "BILL"
> <billspamegg@baconspam.net> wrote:
>
> > Is the following compression readings good on a 92 Honda Accord EX 236,000
> > miles?
> > engine warm
> >
> > 165, 150, 167, 165
> >
> > TIA
> > Bill
>
>
> Standard (New) Service Limit
> ______________ _____________
> Nominal 178 psi
> Minimum 135 psi
> Max variation 28 psi
>
> Looks like your within spec...
>
> --
> Mike

Mike,
excellent response.
bill

#4 (**permalink**) 09 Sep 2003, 09:17 pm

Thanks for the info Mike. These cars just keep on amazing me. There is an
accord here in town about to turn over to 500,000 miles on the original
motor by the original buyer! The local dealership wants to buy it.

Bill

"Mike R" <mike-r@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:mike-r-0709030207250001@user-2iveli5.dialup.mindspring.com...
> In article <CJy6b.3844$W65.2137@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com> , "BILL"
> <billspamegg@baconspam.net> wrote:
>
> > Is the following compression readings good on a 92 Honda Accord EX
236,000
> > miles?
> > engine warm
> >
> > 165, 150, 167, 165
> >
> > TIA
> > Bill
>
>
> Standard (New) Service Limit
> ______________ _____________
> Nominal 178 psi
> Minimum 135 psi
> Max variation 28 psi
>
> Looks like your within spec...
>
> --
> Mike

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