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Old Mar 20, 2023 | 09:57 PM
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rotary compression tester

has anyone used one of these i bought one over a year ago and never used it til tonight it turns on only if he plug to the spark plug adapter is put in then it shuts off, i watched videos,,,,,bummer
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Old Mar 20, 2023 | 10:52 PM
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Which type is it?

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Old Mar 20, 2023 | 10:59 PM
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Hi Dannobre

it has a connector that feeds into the screw in socket of the engins spark plug
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Old Mar 20, 2023 | 11:03 PM
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Does it have a 9V battery? Maybe the battery is almost dead?
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 02:05 AM
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i opend a new 9 volt. i was wondering maybe i should of screwed in the socket first then attcheched it to the box. its wierd cause once plug is detached it works but plug it in and it goes off and i press the power button. i think its faulty.
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 02:08 AM
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another wierd thimg is i had it up stairs and had all of it connected and it powered on. of course it wasnt connected to the car. i was looking at you tube videos, but hmm baffeld.
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Old Apr 29, 2023 | 10:09 PM
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Can you rent those anywhere?
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Old Apr 30, 2023 | 03:37 AM
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Renta

There are places thar you can rent them for Iike 4 days .. there om ebay mostly,
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Old Apr 30, 2023 | 11:38 AM
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how did you solve the problem above? I think you just have to start the engine cranking by turning the key on and it then works?

Rock10 you can send me a pm.
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