Advice please A6q - won't start

[Phil Payne]

> Here I am in Michigan (near Kalamazoo) and I cannot start Baby. When I turn
> the key I just get a quiet whine. When this happenedearlier yesterday, I tried
> another time or two, and she started -- now, no dice no matter how many times
> I try. I will have to have her towed into a shop tomorrow, Ugh!

A "whine" - like the engine actually spinning but without compression?

Can be a symptom of a stuck oil pressure relief valve - if the oil pressure gets too high the
hydraulic lifters will be pumped up so much the valves won't close and there's no compression.

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  Phil Payne
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