A leakdown will tell me about the seats- not the seals. I'm talking  
about the valve guide/stem seals up top in the head. I had to replace  
them before in a similar situation (sitting dry engine).


On Jul 20, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Mark Cookson wrote:

> A leak down is going to tell you about the valve seals.
>
> A compression test won't since it's a max pressure kind of test  
> with a peak-hold gauge.
>
> The leak down test is dynamic and will let you know if pressure  
> slowly (or quickly) leaks from the cylinders.  Then you can listen  
> and try to figure out where it's leaking from.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mark

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