BRed Big red eating oil

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Hi Guys.......... ..made a 3 day trip to the big red...FINALLY got some testing done ,just what I suspected..... leakdown test shows 40 % cold......compression shows 40lbs ........most leakage sounds like dipstick area so rings im thinking .thanks for all the input ....T
 
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Hi Guys.......... ..made a 3 day trip to the big red...FINALLY got some testing done ,just what I suspected..... leakdown test shows 40 % cold......compression shows 40lbs ........most leakage sounds like dipstick area so rings im thinking .thanks for all the input ....T
i think the compression is supposed to be around 60-80 psi. cant remember the exact. but my dads was at 30 psi and looked like this 34c82b234e2bd22d6cf679eb2b23b563

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Thank you ...now the work begins ..after i get back from delivering a new boat to Baja ....T
 
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it wasn t bad but we did jug and all because it been reringed before. took about 3 hrs but need 2 sets of hands or some string to keep cam chain tight.

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