1984 35hp mercury compresstion question

HTG

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Hello,

I can't get the compresstion gage to fit in the bottom plug hole. Anyone have any suggestion on how to check the bottom cylinder if the gage won't fit? The top one is at 120 is that about normal?
 

schematic

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Re: 1984 35hp mercury compresstion question

Idle the engine and kill one cylinder at a time while noticing the affect on idle speed. If they are the same as each other, your compression is acceptable.
 

Texasmark

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Re: 1984 35hp mercury compresstion question

120 is fine per my serv manual.
 
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