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problems with starting 444-544

posted by  james_a_sousa on  Thu Aug 11 17:14 CST 2005
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As you think, bad compression in one cylinder will not keep your engine from starting.

Fuel, air, and spark.

With engines that have not been run for a while, I usually verify spark, remove the air cleaners and drop a little bit of fuel in each cylinder,

If it starts, don't forget that the throttle is not controlling engine speed until the fuel that you put in has burned up, be prepared to shut the engine off if revs go too high.

If it does start, work on one thing at a time. I have seen one bad cylinder come around, but I have no experience with receeding valve seats.

Good luck.
--
'96 855R, '64 PV544, 95 855, 854 - 385,000 miles put on 8 bricks.






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