Leak down testing for newby

[KE4AVB]

Everyone has their own way of doing things. Your way works too but I just use by what is the Briggs L-head service manual.

Rotate crankshaft in direction of operation until piston is at top dead center of compression stroke.

Then lock the crankshaft in that position.

[sblg43]

In case you don't want to make your own tools - my leak down tester and my compression tester come from OTC Tools. I learned that OTC makes these for Snap On and other high priced brands.

They also make these tools available with the OTC label for a lot less money. If it's good enough for Snap-On and I can get it for less, I'm in!

I couldn't care less about having expensive name brand tools.