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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I will check the valve adjustment. Let me get this straight. If the valves are out of adjustment, its possible there would be no compression?
thanks guys Yes. If they are far enough too tight the valve will never fully close leaving an escape path for the fuel/air mixture. An escape path in the combustion chamber means no compression.
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