[s-cars] 0 compression in 4/5! was-HELP! 4 cylinders just isn't enough....

[Mark Strangways]

I agree, I posted before you :)
Alas, I didn't think of a blown head gasket. Me thinks you smarter than me
:)

But I COULD be right !!! Hehehe.

Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
Cc: "Audi S Car List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] 0 compression in 4/5! was-HELP! 4 cylinders just isn't
enough....


> mark,
>
> he's got zero compression in two adjacent cylinders.  that means he'd
> have to chip or bend valves in both cylinders (or some other event).
>
> i think it's more likely to be a blown head gasket between 4 and 5, as
> that is a single event that would account for zero compression in both
> cylinders, instead of two events.
>
> -teddy
>
> --- Mark Strangways <strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:
> > Chipped or bent valve also.
> > I don't ever recall seeing a bad ring give 0 PSI.
> > There should be something unless all 3 rings are broken and missing.
> >
> > A leakdown test will prove this .
> >
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charlie Smith" <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
> > To: "brian bilotti" <vinnieb2 at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "Audi S Car List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>; "Charlie Smith"
> > <charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org>
> > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 2:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] 0 compression in 4/5! was-HELP! 4 cylinders just
isn't
> > enough....
> >
> >
> > > Earlier, brian bilotti wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks to all on the diagnosis. Just had Edwin in the
> > > > shop this am. Sorry to say that the issue was/is 0
> > > > compression in 4 and 5 and 150 in the others. Looks
> > > > like new pistons/rings, bearings,blah, blah. I think
> > > > I'm go throw up now......
> > >
> > > Might be a blown head gasket between cylinders 4 & 5.  ????
> > >
> > >     - Charlie
> > >
> > >
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