Re: One valve down. Is it safe to drive ? (for a while ...).

[evangelo@tracey.wustl.edu (Evangelos Tozakoglou)]

Hi guys,
	thanks again for the answers.
	For those of you that asked, here is the compression test after the
belt was installed (sorry, I have no previous measurement).

	0 - 75 - 65 - 70 - 35

I think thats _low_ isn 't it ?
The car right now is in "Kars", and the mechanic without having seen it, insists
that an '86 5K T, shouldn't damage valves, therefore he will have it running
today. Please join me in my prayers ...

This Just In:

as I was writing the mail, the mechanic called.
He says I have a cracked head or a burned valve.
He hasn't taken it apart yet to see exactly what is it. (the car was fine before
the belt insident, no rough idling, or any signs of major damage ...).
If it is a valve I am looking at about 550 parts+labor, if it s a head 580


	Any thoughts ?

thanks

Evangelos

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Evangelos Tozakoglou
evangelo@tracey.wustl.edu