Motometer

Nice find.

The compression tests I've had done at Ferrari service centres came with the motometer report card.

 

Very cool Bob. Wish I lived closer to take advantage of your offer. On second thought, I wished you lived closer to me. I'm allergic to snow and extreme cold.

Henry

 

Nice. Glad we are neighbors!

 

Bob - have you used this yet? I remembered you got it and was thinking about getting one myself so I'm curious what your thoughts are? I'm referring to the Motometer as I have a Sun leak tester that Socal hooked me up with (Thanks, Tim ) but I've not played around with it yet.

 

Never cared for them. Among other things I always considered them a fix for a non existent problem. And the measuring gauge itself never impressed me for their accuracy. Makes a nice display.

Ferrari never required them in the past. Shows their level of trust these days.

 

Bob, it's crappy in the NE - head in the garage and give them a run. Not sure what adapters you have but you may need to alter one as some don't fit our heads. Also, get a remove starter switch. Cheap and great to use. I've not traced the starter signal wire on a 5.2 but perhaps getting to the starter is easier than a 2.7. If you want to trace the wire, I can tell you which connector and pin it is on a 2.7, perhaps the same on a 5.2

 

I think old tools are cool like an antique beam torque wrench. Made in china they are not.

 

Bob - the "correct" adapter is more than the proper threads. It has to fit within a small counterbore of the cylinder head. Hold your adapter up against a spark plug to check. I don't have the measurements handy or I would post them.

 

What are we debating?

 

FWIW - I sent a text to IMO, the best tech in the industry and asked if he likes the Motometer. He said "not really, let's talk tomorrow and I'll explain"

 

Here is a photo of the adapter from an OTC compression tester turned down to fit within the cylinder head counterbore. I don't have the dimensions handy but I found this pic on my PC.
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Motometer. 30 or more years ago they were quite popular and we used them a lot. Turned into more trouble that they were worth. The more conventional gauges with pretty bullet proof gauges took over for good reason. As nice as that one is I'd just put it on display.

The old Sun leak down unit is very nice. For functionality I really want a 2 gauge unit though.

 

Totally. My bicycle tool kit is a fine piece of Italian engineering. I hardly ever open the case anymore, as modern standards have made most of these tools obsolete, but they're a work of art.

We have also reached the stage where it is necessary to plug some bicycles into a laptop to diagnose drivetrain issues.
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Have you ever seen one of their corkscrews? I have one and use it all the time.

 

I didn't spring for the gold but I have seen them.

 

I uses to use this gauge when I was running ....high compression motors
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That rates as high compression.