compression test for 1989 ford f-150
November 7th, 2009
I have a 1989 Ford F-150 pickup with about 350K miles. It needs valve cover gaskets, plugs, wires, muffler and other ‘odd and ends’. Can I tell, from a compression check of the enging, whether or not it is worth spending the money on repairs? How hard is it to replace valve cover gaskets? I am an amateur.
Yes, it will give you a pretty good idea of the engine’s condition–good, basic, fundamental data on the valves and rings. Replacing valve cover gaskets are easy to do. Most of the time will be spent cleaning sealing surfaces.
