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Apologies if this appears to be a cross-posting of one of my earlier posts... but this is specifically about parts availability... and the other post was more general.
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I searched at California Power Systems and don't seem to find that part/orifice, referred to below, as a separate buyable part.... only whole compression testers.

Am I missing something when I read the old post below?


[I found this old post here:

"It is my understanding that small cylinder bore engines such as the ROTAX 912 are best evaluated by a compression tester with an appropriately-sized* differential orifice. Lockwood, CPA, LEAF, ACS, etc. all sell this tester. Make sure it has the 12 mm adapter required to fit the 912's spark plug holes.

* See 912 Line Maint Manual: Orifice jet*, of 1mm (0.04 in) inner diameter and 3 mm (0.12 in) length. * or equivalent e.g. orifice diameter 0.040 in., long 0.0250 in., 60° degree approach angle according to AC43.13, latest issue"[/color]
  • Re: Is differential orifice for leakdown compression tester a separate part

    by » 5 years ago


    The Orifice comes with the tester.
    There are two common sizes; one for engines with under 5" pistons and one for over 5".
    If you have the wrong size, the results will either be that all the reading will be perfect or all the cylinders will be failing. You won't be seeing 78/80, you will be seeing either 80/80 or 50/80 on all the cylinders.

    You do not want to be swapping parts out of a compression tester.
    These are not highly precise devices. They are relative measurement devices.
    A drilled hole is not known for being highly accurate.
    And pressure gauges are more repeatable than they are accurate.
    You are looking for a change in the trend of the measured leakage over time.
    So, you want to use the same Tester each time as these are relative measurements and different testers will deliver slightly different results.

    Realistically, the cylinder is either going to be Very Good or Very Bad.

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    For Reference...
    For an engine cylinder having less than a 5.00-inch bore,
    use a 0.040-inch orifice diameter; .250 inch long; and a 60-degree approach angle.

    For an engine cylinder with a 5.00-inch bore and over,
    use a 0.060-inch orifice diameter, .250 inch long, and a 60-degree approach angle.

    Bill Hertzel
    Rotax 912is
    North Ridgeville, OH, USA
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