95 vmax twin 600 compression ?

[hereismylife]

I took a compression reading on the engine
they were both 110.
mileage is 4500
what would you guys recommend doing?
replace just rings?
rebuild engine?

thanks joe

no I did not tear the engine apart yet.

 

[SNOWRULES]

110 is a little low i'd take it apart and give a look see. unless the cylinders are scored and the pistons look bad like have any major scuffs or scratches i would just put a new set of rings in it and you should be laughing. if you want to up the compression a bit more and give the motor a little more power and snapiness take the stock head gasket (it should be 3 layers riveted together), drill out the rivets so the 3 layers seperate and take the middle layer out then just use the 2 outer layers. don't worry about riveting them back together the cylinder head studs will hold them in the right position. to make sure you have a really good seal you can sray some spray on gasket maker on all sides of the gaskets, i use a product called high tack gasket maker. it works really well. i rebuilt one of those motors last year it's an easy one to work on lots of room. good luck

 

[hereismylife]

thanks I will let him know and see what he wants to do.

Do you know what the spec is on the commpression?

thanks joe

 

[SNOWRULES]

not positive but i would say close to 130 maybe a tad higher with brand new rings

 

[hereismylife]

thanks for your help.
later joe

 

[chadg]

how do ya like your xtc j k Auto? I have the same year but it is red. How many miles do ya have on it? Have you had to do any upgrades or anything. Nice sled. Just got mine this year it has 1876 miles on it. Havent done anything to it thou

 

[daman]

all our older VM's are right around 130-135ish,,all stock...