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Old 11-04-2012, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Zacharias View Post
You don't need the car running to do a compression test, you turn the motor by hand.

There is no point to starting it up to flush the coolant if the water pump isn't turning. Just flush it as best you can with the motor off.
um, no. the motor cannot be turned by hand for a compression test, but it cannot be running for one either. the starter spins the motor for a compression test.
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