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Originally Posted by dannobee
Oil used during assembly could affect it too. If the low leakdown cylinders got a liberal dose of oil, that could help explain the uneven numbers. Add some oil to all of the cylinders as best you can and see if the numbers even out.
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Followed pelicans suggestions, lightly oiled the cylinders, then wiped clean...
Pouring in oil would increase risk of stuck rings, no? I usually do this to see where air is being lost, here, I know its via the rings...
Found more posts about this on pelican. Some folks have had leak down losses of 30-40% after new rings (wow?!), were told not to worry until rings are seated. Others, are stating they had less then 3% loss across the board with fresh rings, unrun...
Will look at it again next weekend, with fresh eyes...
Sometimes I think not checking these things until after 500 miles or so is the way to go...