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Synchro909 · 10-23-2019, 04:29 PM

Even if the timing gear turns, the valves could be stuck open. It only takes one in each cylinder and if the motor has been hot, I think itis quite possible they are sticky enough that the cam is able to open them but the springs, maybe weakened by the fire, can't close them.

10-23-2019, 04:29 PM	#3
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,509	Re: No compression all cylinders Even if the timing gear turns, the valves could be stuck open. It only takes one in each cylinder and if the motor has been hot, I think itis quite possible they are sticky enough that the cam is able to open them but the springs, maybe weakened by the fire, can't close them. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.