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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
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Re: Toro 826OXE first oil change questions
Reply #23 Jan 3, 2011 8:54 pm |
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Borat "I'm not aware if this engine has a compression release mechanism or not." It does. I challanged Friiy on this a long time ago. I later looked into it more and found they all have compression release of one form or another. They have to or you would not be able to pull past the compression stroke or rip your arm in the effort. The 10hp I used in the cemetery tests has an outstanding engine just about new. It leak-down tests at 7-8% which is super. It compression tests at 60lb. I can spin the engine all day and it won't get beyond 60. The exhaust valve opens before the piston can get to full extension so it's impossible to get a high reading. Compression release is engaged at very low rpm like starting rope speed. That's how compression releases work. Depending on the engine either the exhaust or intake valve is raised before the piston can get very far into the compression stroke. That makes it easy to turn the crank. There is enough compression for starting but not full compression at the moment the fire starts. Once the piston fires the crank immediatly spins at a rapid rate the comression release gets pushed out of the way (on mechanical types) and the engine compression stroke then works normally. I'm not saying Borat is fishey. I'm saying the test result is fishey. I don't know Briggs but they have to have CR or manual starting would not be possible.
This message was modified Jan 3, 2011 by trouts2
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Spartan
Joined: Sep 19, 2010
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Re: Toro 826OXE first oil change questions
Reply #27 Jan 3, 2011 9:19 pm |
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I wish I had the ambition to answer each point your entire post but unfortunately I don't...
Don't worry, thats OK Borat, truth be told, I didn't read anything you wrote after this first sentence in your reply to me. What's the point, really? You shared your opinion, I shared my opinion and everyone else in the thread can listen to that or chime in with their own. Everyone wins. That's the great thing about forums. Seems like you're taking it a wee bit too personal and you shouldn't, really. Happy snow blowing.
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