After whale-watching in Monterey Bay and a bayside meal at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. on Monterey's Cannery Row, we headed south on Highway 1. We twice diverted within the few miles between Monterey and Carmel to the 17-Mile Drive, which winds past Pebble Beach.
Compression fittings work by the compression of an âoliveâ between two tapered surfaces and the pipe itself. The two surfaces are the body of the fitting (be it a valve, connector or any other type) and the nut. Using a spanner and a pair of grips the nut is tightened. This exerts pressure on the olive and bites it onto the pipe. Compression fittings work well if the pipe is clean and cut properly.
Testing Compression using the leakdown or bounce method. To perform a compression test without a compression gauge, turn the outboard over by hand (utilizing its recoil start at normal starting pull speed), and gauge the amount of bounce you feel as each piston passes top dead center (TDC) position of its stroke.esting Compression using the leakdown or bounce method. To perform a compression test without a compression gauge, turn the outboard over by hand (utilizing its recoil start at normal starting pull speed), and gauge the amount of bounce you feel as each piston passes top dead center (TDC) position of its stroke.