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Subject:Re: COMPRESSION {#~<�>~#} Why so low?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:24:55 -0500
Various wrote:

>So this is it:  what else could be the sourse of low low compression, beyond
>
>1.      valves cooked, worn
>2.      valve seats worn, split
>3.      piston rings worn
>4.      head gasket leak
>
You missed the worst possibility ........... as was in my case!   A hole
in a piston.

If you have a hole in a piston, you can expect "zero" compression, and
much metal throughout the engine, and that requires a tear-down to deal
with.

BTDT!!

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver