Hello! I'm Noel, and I have compression issues.

[Noel]

Thanks cvtrodger, I've moved those items to the top 5 hits. Up until yesterday I was all ready to rehab as many components as I could get parts for. However, after the compression test I'm hesitant to really go all out if, at the end of the day, the gaskets or rings( or both) need to be replaced. That work is beyond my time, space and skill. I get the feeling this is a situation where I buy some additive and hope for the best. Does anyone have experience with products such as Bi-tron, Blue Devil, Restore, and those pellets you crush up and add?

The flake filter seems easy enough and cheap. How often do you change yours?