Jon N. Benignus wrote:
> on 1/14/04 7:44 PM, Kyle Vanditmars at kylevan@telus.net wrote:
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>
>>Pull the head, unfortunately.
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>
> Not so fast, Grasshopper.
> If the timing chain has jumped a couple teeth, the valves will be open when
> the piston comes to TDC, hence, no compression.
ummm, that would be across the board, not 1 cyl. only! ;)
> Pull the timing cover and see if the timing sprockets are properly aligned.
> Or, pull the valve cover, turn the engine using a socket wrench until the #1
> piston reaches TDC then check to see if the valves are closed. Rockers will
> be loose if the chain hasn't jumped time.
>
> Good luck,
> Jon
> STL MO
>
>
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