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Already clear to us all, I'm not splitting hairs over wordage

Yeah, I borrowed a set of gauges once off home field. The orifice was large enough to show 80 over 80 all the time LOL

Yeppers, differential pressure test with one gauge showing combustion chamber leakage. Followed by a dual camera bore scope is routine here

I was chief mechanic for a flight school and we had 2 DA40's a few 172's and a 210.. the Diamonds were fast, pretty, joystick between your legs (no jokes) and no stinking parachute

Well this won't surprise anybody, 150, 172, or a "Chokie".. Archer maybe?.. complex and high performance rating could be an Arrow or Mooney. After my 172 sold (in a day) I chose a 200hp Arrow and still fly her

Short answer YES it can cause damage. The oleo absorbs impact gradually along it's extended length. Certainly if you can be guaranteed smooth landings that would be great. I've heard of people using heavier weight oil temporarily to slow the leak down but it's a bandaid and you didn't hear that...

You're good to go. The (leak-down) test we call compression test is generally looking for a leaking valve seat or excessive piston ring leakage. After a short run and depending on how much time the cylinders have to cool down changes the leakage also.

I installed a SIM magneto on a plane with the digital tach from Electronics International. The stand-alone tach model R-1 would not function with the electronic mag. Rather than buy an expensive signal adapter I decided to renew the electronics geek living dormant inside me. End of story: a...